Obituary: John William Jones

John William Jones was born Oct. 20, 1919, in Dodge City, Kan., and died at Marley House in Prescott, Ariz., on Dec. 22, 2012. He was the eighth child and third son of Ansel Cedrick Jones and Cecil Mae (Root) Jones.

He was raised in Dodge City during the Depression and the dust storms of the 1930s. He graduated with the class of 1939. He loved sports participating in football, track and boxing. He went on to Dodge City Junior College where he played football and met the love of his life, Ethel Marie (Pat) Sharp. John joined the Navy in 1943, serving three and a half years. Part of his flight training brought him to Prescott, Ariz., where he would later settle with his family. John worked as a trainman for the Santa Fe Railroad for 40 years. He loved raising and training horses and dogs, his companions.

John and Pat were married Aug. 15, 1945, in Ovid, N.Y. Three children were born of this union in Dodge City, Kan. John and Pat ran the Baskin Robbins ice cream store in Prescott on Gurley Street for 23 years.

John is survived by his wife Pat; son Don Jones of Fort Morgan, Colo.; daughters Janet (Mike) Konkel of Kersey, Colo. and Becky (Don) Adams of Chino Valley, Ariz.; granddaughters Carrie Jones, Erin (Curtis) Sidwell, Sara (Travis) Arp, Beth (Keith) Foss all of Colorado; and grandsons Tyler, Billy and Andy Adams of Arizona; great-grandchildren Georgia Lenhardt, and twins Addy and Braiden Sidwell.

John was preceded in death by his parents, all of his siblings and one granddaughter Jennifer Dawn Jones.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations to be sent to Stepping Stones Agencies, 6719 E. 2nd St., Suite A, Prescott Valley, AZ 86314, or the Marley House Hospice, 1063 Ruth St., Prescott, AZ 86301 in John's name.

Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 29, 2012, at the Chino Valley United Methodist Church, 735 E. Road 1 South, Chino Valley, Ariz., the Rev. Bob Kemp and the Rev. Don Benton are officiating. Interment will be in Greencrest Memorial Gardens, Dodge City, Kan., on Jan. 2, 2013.

Hampton Funeral Home was entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit www.hamptonfuneralhome.com to sign John's guestbook.

Information provided by survivors.


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