Sgt. Omar A. Jones, 28, of Crook, Colo., died July 18, in Balkh province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard, Wahoo, Neb.
Survivors include his wife, Ava Jones; daughter, Airiana Gabrielle Jones; and son, Malachi Alexander Jones, all of Maywood; parents Luz (Dennis) Jones of Wellfleet and Daniel Louis Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; brothers Ethan (Melinda) Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D., Christopher (Della) Wright of Jackson, Miss., John Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Paul Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; grandmother Phyllis Jones, grandmother Heidi Wright; aunts and uncles, Doug and Tonya Jones of Aurora, Colo., John and Kathy Schledweiler, Teresa and Maurice Preuss of Terry, Miss., Esperanza and Edison Velasquez of Clinton, Miss., Jorge and Fanny Mahecha of Cali, Colombia, Rafael and Martha Mahecha of Byram, Miss., Alba Perez Lopez of Bochelema, Colombia David and Roberta Wright of Jackson, MS, Guy Wright of Jackson, MS, James Wright of Jackson, Miss., Rusty Wright of Jackson, Miss. and numerous other loved ones and friends. He was preceded in death by a special grandmother, Ana Mercedes Mejia de Mahecha and an uncle Omar Perez.
Survivors include his wife, Ava Jones; daughter, Airiana Gabrielle Jones; and son, Malachi Alexander Jones, all of Maywood; parents Luz (Dennis) Jones of Wellfleet and Daniel Louis Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; brothers Ethan (Melinda) Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D., Christopher (Della) Wright of Jackson, Miss., John Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Paul Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; grandmother Phyllis Jones, grandmother Heidi Wright; aunts and uncles, Doug and Tonya Jones of Aurora, Colo., John and Kathy Schledweiler, Teresa and Maurice Preuss of Terry, Miss., Esperanza and Edison Velasquez of Clinton, Miss., Jorge and Fanny Mahecha of Cali, Colombia, Rafael and Martha Mahecha of Byram, Miss., Alba Perez Lopez of Bochelema, Colombia David and Roberta Wright of Jackson, MS, Guy Wright of Jackson, MS, James Wright of Jackson, Miss., Rusty Wright of Jackson, Miss. and numerous other loved ones and friends. He was preceded in death by a special grandmother, Ana Mercedes Mejia de Mahecha and an uncle Omar Perez.
Sgt. Omar A. Jones, 28, of Crook, Colo., died July 18, in Balkh province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to the 126th Chemical Battalion, 92nd Troop Command, Nebraska Army National Guard, Wahoo, Neb.
Survivors include his wife, Ava Jones; daughter, Airiana Gabrielle Jones; and son, Malachi Alexander Jones, all of Maywood; parents Luz (Dennis) Jones of Wellfleet and Daniel Louis Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; brothers Ethan (Melinda) Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D., Christopher (Della) Wright of Jackson, Miss., John Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Paul Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; grandmother Phyllis Jones, grandmother Heidi Wright; aunts and uncles, Doug and Tonya Jones of Aurora, Colo., John and Kathy Schledweiler, Teresa and Maurice Preuss of Terry, Miss., Esperanza and Edison Velasquez of Clinton, Miss., Jorge and Fanny Mahecha of Cali, Colombia, Rafael and Martha Mahecha of Byram, Miss., Alba Perez Lopez of Bochelema, Colombia David and Roberta Wright of Jackson, MS, Guy Wright of Jackson, MS, James Wright of Jackson, Miss., Rusty Wright of Jackson, Miss. and numerous other loved ones and friends. He was preceded in death by a special grandmother, Ana Mercedes Mejia de Mahecha and an uncle Omar Perez.
Survivors include his wife, Ava Jones; daughter, Airiana Gabrielle Jones; and son, Malachi Alexander Jones, all of Maywood; parents Luz (Dennis) Jones of Wellfleet and Daniel Louis Wright of Mount Juliet, Tenn.; brothers Ethan (Melinda) Jones of Sioux Falls, S.D., Christopher (Della) Wright of Jackson, Miss., John Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn., and Paul Wright of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; grandmother Phyllis Jones, grandmother Heidi Wright; aunts and uncles, Doug and Tonya Jones of Aurora, Colo., John and Kathy Schledweiler, Teresa and Maurice Preuss of Terry, Miss., Esperanza and Edison Velasquez of Clinton, Miss., Jorge and Fanny Mahecha of Cali, Colombia, Rafael and Martha Mahecha of Byram, Miss., Alba Perez Lopez of Bochelema, Colombia David and Roberta Wright of Jackson, MS, Guy Wright of Jackson, MS, James Wright of Jackson, Miss., Rusty Wright of Jackson, Miss. and numerous other loved ones and friends. He was preceded in death by a special grandmother, Ana Mercedes Mejia de Mahecha and an uncle Omar Perez.
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