Claud Jones, Jr.

New Iberia - Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm on Monday, September 30, 2019, at Pellerin Funeral Home in New Iberia for Claud Jones, Jr., 65, who passed away on Thursday, September 26, 2019, in Lafayette. Interment will be at a later date. A gathering of family and friends will be Monday from 11:00 am until 2:00 pm at Pellerin Funeral Home. A resident of New Iberia, Mr. Jones was born in Greenwood, Mississippi, on October 3, 1953 to Claud Jones, Sr. and Mary Elizabeth Gilbert Jones. He worked as a consultant in the oilfield for Paloma Energy Consultants, and his hobbies included camping, fishing, and hunting. Survivors include his wife, Maudie Baker Jones of New Iberia; daughter, Candice Powell and husband Bryan of Youngsville; son, Jon Claud Jones of New Iberia; mother, Mary Elizabeth Jones of Holcomb, Mississippi; brothers, Timothy Jones and wife Joy of New Iberia, Greg Jones of Holcomb, Mississippi; grandchildren, Cameron Eskine, Catherine Powell, and Meredith Powell; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Claud Jones, Sr. Memorial contributions may be made to the Healing House, 160 South Beadle Road, Lafayette, LA 70508, www.healing-house.org. Pellerin Funeral Home, 502 Jefferson Terrace Blvd., New Iberia, LA 70560, (337-365-3331) is in charge of arrangements.