Born in Gracewood, Georgia, Jones graduated from Emory University in 1946 and received his Master of Divinity from Emory in 1949. He earned a D.D.
Jones, born in Gracewood, Georgia, graduated from Emory University in 1946 with a Bachelor's degree and received his Master of Divinity from Emory in 1949. He then earned a Doctor of Divinity (D.D.).