Willie Jones, Jr. of McKenney, VA, departed this life July 18, 2026, at Bon Secours Southside Medical Center, Petersburg, VA. He was born on September 11, 1960, to Jennie Tucker and Willie Jones, Sr.

Willie graduated from Petersburg High School. He was employed and retired from Fiorucci Foods. Willie was a diehard Washington Commander fan. He also enjoyed raising his grandchildren and watching Westerns.

He was preceded in death by his son, Joseph Wilkins; mother, Jennie Tucker; father, Willie Jones, Sr.; brothers, Robert Tucker and Ronald Tucker; sister, Gloria Hargrave; grandparents, Eugene and Annie Harris; aunts, Susie Branch, Eugenia Fowlks, and Marlena Harris; uncles, Benjamin, Percy, Oscar, James and Marion Harris; and his great nephew, Alston Hargrave.

Willie leaves to cherish his memory: his life-partner of over forty years, Yvette Mason; three sons, Ronnie (Junwuna), James and Terrell Mason; grandchildren, Tierell, Kania, Zyquan and Jamonte Mason and Tavares Johnson (Brooke); great granddaughter, Willow Johnson; sister, Laura Davis; aunts, Cassie Ruffin and Theresa Ramsey; nieces, Bertha, Celestine, Marika, Jocnita, Lyshena, Denise and Veronica; nephews, Leon Tucker and Sharmon Lyons; sisters-in-law, Janice, Dorscine, Yvonne and Charlotte; devoted brother-in-law, devoted brother-in-law, Uncle Mike; and a host of great nieces, great nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.

Services will be held 1:00 P.M., Saturday, August 8, 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/6103078?fl=so&fe=fs