Jones, Clarence "Asa" (Dalton) Clarence “Asa” Jones Clarence “Asa” Jones, age 89, left this earth to be present with Jesus Saturday, April 17, 2021. He was born March 19, 1932 in Dalton, Ga. Asa was preceded in death by his wife, Bertice Cook Jones; parents, Ray Jones, Sr. and Lucy Evans Jones; and two brothers, Ray, Jr. and Harold. He will truly be missed by his surviving nieces, nephews, and many friends and neighbors. Asa graduated from Georgia Tech in 1962 and had a long and interesting career as an engineer for The Boeing Company, Defense, Space, and Security Division, contracted to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) working on space flights for much of his career.