George Jones’ Final Words
Mrs. Jones opened up about her late husband’s final moments, and about their ‘roller coaster’ relationship, which she believed was greatly affected by God. It was she who helped ‘The Possum’ with his highly publicized battle with alcoholism. She was the epitome of a devoted wife.
His final moments with her made a huge impact on her. In an interview with The Tennessean, she recalls her final moments with her husband.
Jones lay on a hospital bed a few days before his death, suffering from complications from a respiratory infection, unable to speak. Just before his passing, as his wife was talking to the doctors, the country legend suddenly spoke.
“We were standing at the foot of the bed, and George just hadn’t said nothing, and all of a sudden, he opened his eyes, and I was fixin’ to go toward him, and the doctor kind of held me back, and George said, ‘Well, hello there.’ He said, ‘I’ve been looking for you. He said, ‘My name’s George Jones.’”
And with that, he was gone.
Nancy Jones continued to explain that maybe it was in that moment, he was talking to God.
“He closed his eyes, and that was the end of it. So, in my heart, I know he was talking to God.”