Elma Laten Jones, 87 died Saturday, Feb. 9, at his residence, and his wife, Mrs. Dortha Christene Pitmon Jones, 85, died Monday, Feb. 11 at Saint Thomas Hospital in Nashville.They were both residents of McMinnville. He was born July 24, 1925, in Warren County and was a retired employee of McMinnville Concrete and formerly worked with Bouldin & Lawson, served his country with the U.S. Army during World War II, and was a member of VFW Post 5064. Mrs. Jones was born Oct. 1, 1927, in DeKalb County, formerly worked as an assistant manager with Ben Franklin, and later as a child care provider, and was known to many children as Granny Jones.