Kenneth Jones

Kenneth Coleman Jones, Sr., age 79, husband of Maude Smith Jones, of Stanton, Kentucky passed into the arms of Jesus at home on Saturday, September 2, 2023. Ken was born in Hazard, Kentucky on December 19, 1943, to the late Homer and Alene Taulbee Jones. Ken loved his family above anything. He extended that love and sense of family into his coaching career and countless students. He began his career in the 1970’s as a news and sports anchor and behind the camera at Channel 57 WKYH-TV in Hazard. Ken was the coach for the Viper Hornet’s in the 1980’s and from 1991 through 2021 he served in many coaching positions for the Powell County Schools including: Assistant Coach of the Boy’s High School Basketball Team; Head Coach of the Girl’s High School Basketball Team; Assistant Coach of the Girl’s High School Softball Team and Head Coach of the Volleyball Team. Through the years he was selected as Coach of the Year multiple times in the 14th Region for Volleyball and Girl’s Basketball. Ken attended Stanton Christian Church. In addition to his parents, Ken was preceded in death by his son, Kenneth Coleman “K.C.” Jones, Jr. and his grandchild, Torrence Callahan. In addition to his wife, he is survived by four daughters: Missy (Barry Centers) Jones of Shepherdsville, Leah Stone of Hazard, Michelle Gross of Jeff and Melissa Callahan of Hazard; a daughter-in-law, Abby Jones Livingston of Michigan; two brothers: Adrian (Jean) Jones of Lexington and Randy (Becky) Jones of Anderson, South Carolina; ten grandchildren: Hannah (Daniel Creech) Jones, Candace Brooke (Benjamin Combs) Gross, Daniel Gross, Haylee Toath, Christian Coleman Jones, Chase Jett, Kyle Jett, Andie Callahan, Reese Centers and Caiden Livingston and three great-grandchildren: Kaidence Cornett, Liam Toath and Micah Combs. Visitation will be held from 6:00 P.M. to 9:00 P.M. on Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Powell County High School, 700 West College Avenue, Stanton, Kentucky. Funeral services officiated by Bro. Greg Webb will be held at Powell County High School on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at 11:00 A.M. Burial will be held at Resthaven Cemetery in Jeff, Kentucky, with Daniel Creech, Daniel Gross, Barry Centers, Benjamin Combs, Timothy Gross, Eddie Browning and Mike Caudill serving as active pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Eddie Rose, Rob Merion, Brian Wilson, David Faulkner, Jazmen Thorpe, Sissy Crowe, Martin Christensen, David Lester, Dr. Charles Noss, Doug Elam, Hondo Hearne, Doug Brewer, past and present Powell County Girl’s Basketball and Volleyball Players. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hearne Funeral Home of Stanton.