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.
Jones, Branson Coltrane was born on August 15, 1927 in Concord, North Carolina, United States. Son of Robert Eldridge and Mariam Elizabeth (Coltrane) Jones.
Bachelor of Science in Commerce and Business, Presbyterian College, Clinton, South Carolina, 1949.
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.
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.
Married Joan Marcelle Simpson, October 28, 1949. Children– Joan Marcelle, Elisa Coltrane.