Background

Jones, Branson Coltrane was born on August 15, 1927 in Concord, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Eldridge and Mariam Elizabeth (Coltrane) Jones.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, 1949.

Career

Trainee Cannon Mills Company, Kannapolis, North Carolina, 1949-1952, accountant DecFab division Concord, 1952-1967, assistant vice president DecFab division, 1967-1976, vice president Kannapolis, 1979-1982, executive vice president, since 1982. Executive vice president then president Wiscassett Mills Company, Albermarle, North Carolina, 1976-1979. Chairman board First Charter Bank.

Achievements

• Avocation: golf.

Religion

Since righteousness is demanded of God, one needs to know how to receive it. It is received through faith. It is having faith in God.

Politics

The state should not attempt to control the church, nor should the church seek to dominate the state. The separation of church and state should not be misconstrued as the abolition of all religious expression from public life.

Views

Holiness is not just about personal spirituality and prayer. It will also be expressed through a commitment to social justice and enabling other people to become followers of Jesus.

Membership

Chairman board trustees Cabarrus County Library, Kannapolis, since 1984. Trustee Catawba College, Salisbury, North Carolina, Pfeiffer College, Misenheimer, North Carolina. Board visitors Presbyterian College, Clinton.

Served with United States Navy, 1945-1946. Member American Textile Manufacturers Institute Inc.

Interests

• Other Interests

  Avocation: golf.

Connections

Married Joan Marcelle Simpson, October 28, 1949. Children– Joan Marcelle, Elisa Coltrane.

father:

Robert Eldridge Jones

mother:

Mariam Elizabeth (Coltrane) Jones

spouse:

Joan Marcelle Simpson

child:

Joan Marcelle Jones

child:

Elisa Coltrane Jones