Clarence L. "Sonny" Jones, Jr., 94, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 12:16 am, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his home. He was born on January 17, 1928, in Barberton, Ohio, to Clarence Loyd Sr. and Verna (Hites) Jones.
Sonny served in the US Navy from 1946-1948. He married Virginia Parrett in Wabash on June 19, 1949. Sonny retired from Wabash Electric Supply and also drove school bus for the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the American Legion Post 15, both of Wabash. Sonny enjoyed working in the yard, baking cookies, and talking to people.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Jones of Wabash; three children, Sandy (Vicki) Jones of Leesburg, Indiana, Karen Budney of Palm Desert, California, and Nancy (Jerry Welsh) Jones of Wabash; three grandsons, Nicholas (Melissa) Jones of Lebanon, Indiana, Blake Jones of Leesburg, and Zachary (Stephanie) Jones of Chicago, Illinois; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan Jones, Audrina Jones, Chloe Jones, and Kelsey Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Helen Kessler and Darma Smith.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2:00 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash American Legion Post 15 or the American Heart Association.
The memorial guest book for Sonny may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Sonny served in the US Navy from 1946-1948. He married Virginia Parrett in Wabash on June 19, 1949. Sonny retired from Wabash Electric Supply and also drove school bus for the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the American Legion Post 15, both of Wabash. Sonny enjoyed working in the yard, baking cookies, and talking to people.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Jones of Wabash; three children, Sandy (Vicki) Jones of Leesburg, Indiana, Karen Budney of Palm Desert, California, and Nancy (Jerry Welsh) Jones of Wabash; three grandsons, Nicholas (Melissa) Jones of Lebanon, Indiana, Blake Jones of Leesburg, and Zachary (Stephanie) Jones of Chicago, Illinois; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan Jones, Audrina Jones, Chloe Jones, and Kelsey Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Helen Kessler and Darma Smith.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2:00 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash American Legion Post 15 or the American Heart Association.
The memorial guest book for Sonny may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Clarence L. "Sonny" Jones, Jr., 94, of rural Wabash, Indiana, died at 12:16 am, Tuesday, July 26, 2022, at his home. He was born on January 17, 1928, in Barberton, Ohio, to Clarence Loyd Sr. and Verna (Hites) Jones.
Sonny served in the US Navy from 1946-1948. He married Virginia Parrett in Wabash on June 19, 1949. Sonny retired from Wabash Electric Supply and also drove school bus for the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the American Legion Post 15, both of Wabash. Sonny enjoyed working in the yard, baking cookies, and talking to people.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Jones of Wabash; three children, Sandy (Vicki) Jones of Leesburg, Indiana, Karen Budney of Palm Desert, California, and Nancy (Jerry Welsh) Jones of Wabash; three grandsons, Nicholas (Melissa) Jones of Lebanon, Indiana, Blake Jones of Leesburg, and Zachary (Stephanie) Jones of Chicago, Illinois; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan Jones, Audrina Jones, Chloe Jones, and Kelsey Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Helen Kessler and Darma Smith.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2:00 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash American Legion Post 15 or the American Heart Association.
The memorial guest book for Sonny may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
Sonny served in the US Navy from 1946-1948. He married Virginia Parrett in Wabash on June 19, 1949. Sonny retired from Wabash Electric Supply and also drove school bus for the Metropolitan School District of Wabash County. He was a member of the Elks Lodge and the American Legion Post 15, both of Wabash. Sonny enjoyed working in the yard, baking cookies, and talking to people.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia Jones of Wabash; three children, Sandy (Vicki) Jones of Leesburg, Indiana, Karen Budney of Palm Desert, California, and Nancy (Jerry Welsh) Jones of Wabash; three grandsons, Nicholas (Melissa) Jones of Lebanon, Indiana, Blake Jones of Leesburg, and Zachary (Stephanie) Jones of Chicago, Illinois; and four great-grandchildren, Ryan Jones, Audrina Jones, Chloe Jones, and Kelsey Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Helen Kessler and Darma Smith.
Funeral services will be 2:00 pm, Friday, July 29, 2022, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with David Phillips officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. Friends may call 12:30-2:00 pm Friday, at the funeral home.
Preferred memorials are Wabash American Legion Post 15 or the American Heart Association.
The memorial guest book for Sonny may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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