Brother Merry Garland Jones, age 81 of Hamilton, passed away on Friday, September 28th at the North Mississippi Medical Center in Tupelo, Mississippi.  Brother Jones was a 1955 graduate of Winfield City High School and attended seminaries in Louisiana and California.  Brother Jones pastored numerous churches across the United States for over sixty years.  He loved God, his family, his church families, and spreading the gospel.  He was preceded in death by his parents John B. Jones and Loudelle Markham Jones and a brother James Jones.  He is survived by his wife, Barbara Jean Jones of Hamilton, a son, Ronnie Garland (Marie) of Lake City, Florida, daughters, Reba Jean (Mike) Kimble of Tremont, Mississippi, and Vickie Sue (Nathan) Humber of Winfield, Alabama, nine grandchildren, sixteen great grandchildren, one great, great grandchild, and a brother, John Paul (Dorothy) Jones of Texarkana, Texas.  Funeral services will be held on Monday, October 1st at 10:00 am from the Bowen Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow in the Zion Missionary Baptist Church cemetery.  Johnny Sims and Garry Carroll will officiate.  The visitation will be held on Sunday, September 30th from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm at the funeral home.  Bowen Funeral Home of Winfield serving the Jones family.