Extracted from The Houston Chronicle (Houston, TX)
Wednesday, May 23, 2007

JONES

CHARLES L. JONES born July 30, 1931 in Lake Providence Louisiana passed away on May 19, 2007.

He is survived by his wife Jean Jones; son: Randall and wife Kathy Jones; three grandchildren: Carson, Sydney and Amanda Jones; and faithful companion Stella.

Charles graduated from Baton Rouge High in 1948 and completed Bachelors and Masters Degrees in Geology from LSU. After a distinguished career in petroleum exploration and management at Humble Oil and Exxon, Charles established the Charles L. Jones Endowed Professorship in Geology and Geophysics, and the Charles L. Jones Top 100 Scholarship at LSU. At the time of passing Charles was employed as Vice President of Exploration at Taylor Energy Company LLC. where he also served on the board of directors.

Memorial service will be held Thursday May 24, 2007 at 12:00pm with visitation beginning at 10:00am at LAKE LAWN METAIRIE FUNERAL HOME, 5100 Pontchartrain Boulevard New Orleans, LA, 70124; Reception following at Colonial Country Club.

In lieu of flowers the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the American Heart Association.

To view and sign the Family Guestbook, please visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com.

LAKELAWN METAIRIE F/H