Willie B. Jones, affectionately known as "Nut" was born in Sussex County to Pauline Jones and Rufus Phillips on July 8, 1958.  He attended Sussex County Public Schools.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Edith Mae Jones; grandson, Tyyon Ampey; parents, Pauline Jones and Rufus Phillips; and his siblings, ten sisters and six brothers.

Willie leaves to cherish his memories: four children, Donzell Jones (Yolanda), Shana Futrell (Corey), Bernard Ampey (Maria) and LaTesha Brown (Kevin); seven grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; seven sisters, Ethel Crowder, Audrey Crowder, Paulette Pulliam, Alma Laverne Crowder, Mary Julie Phillips, Sandra Johnson and Lucy Mae Jones; four brothers, Ervin Phillips, Gerald Phillips, John Crowder and Larry Phillips; three aunts, Alice Crowder, Ruth Jones and Lattie Mae Jones; two uncles, Rosco Jones and Lorenzo Jones; a host of nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Willie also leaves a devoted caregivers, Nita Branch, Aaron Branch and Roger Branch; and his devoted friends the Ampey Family and the Carter Family.

Services will be held 3:00 P.M., Friday, August 7, 2026, in the Chapel of J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA.  The interment to follow at Wilkerson Memorial Cemetery.

J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc., 102 South Avenue, Petersburg, VA, (804) 732-8911, www.jmwilkersonsince1874.com. Watch the funeral services live online on our J. M. Wilkerson Funeral Establishment, Inc. Facebook page or click here to view: https://vimeo.com/event/6102665?fl=so&fe=fs