Lee James Jones

Lee James Jones of Dandridge, Tennessee, passed away on Sunday, November 6, following a brief illness.  He was born in 1949 in Morristown, Tennessee, to Mildred Rayburn Jones and G. Marcus Jones.

After serving in the Air Force, Lee earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Tennessee Technological University.  He later earned a Master of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Florida Atlantic University.  A life-long amateur radio enthusiast, Lee found his niche in radio frequency design, working as a RF Design Engineer for Motorola and a RF Test Engineer for Rockwell-Collins.  In 2016, Lee ended his career as Chief Technology Officer for Ten-Tec, Inc. in Sevierville, Tennessee.  Lee was the inventor of a variable bandwidth crystal filter with varactor diodes (known as the “Jones Filter”) and a dual mode direct current power supply.  Both patents were assigned to Ten-Tec, Inc.  After his retirement, he continued working on RF design projects in his laboratory/workshop at home.  He was a lifetime member of the Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers.

Lee was a lover of all animals, especially Labrador Retrievers, most recently his beloved and unruly Ralph.   

Lee was preceded in death by his parents.  He is survived by his wife of forty-two years, Mary Creech Jones; sister, Sandy Jones Smith (Andy); brother, Mark Barber Jones (Dana); sisters-in-law, Donna Creech and Nancy Creech Goodson (David); niece, Abbe Smith McCracken (Ryan); nephews, Parker James Smith (Kelci), Casey Rayburn Smith (Kellie), Alex Jones (Kendall), and Neil Goodson (Elisabeth).  His nephew, Ben Goodson, preceded him in death.  He is also survived by eight great-nieces and nephews and special friends, Alice and Rick Moody. 

Allen Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.  A private memorial service will be held at a later time.  For those wishing to making a memorial donation, please consider a contribution to Noah’s Arc, Inc., P.O. Box 1031, Talbott, TN 37877.