Freeport
John David Jones, 83, - AKA - "Davey Jones" to his close family passed away: April 12, 2012 at the age of 83.
He was born: July 8, 1928 in Grays Lake, IL
He moved to Oakland CA with his family in the early 1940s where he worked at the Moore's shipyards as a welder. He worked in the Forestry Service at Yosemite and Yellowstone Nation Parks in the mid to late 1940s. He also worked as a farm hand in LeRoy, MN, Riceville, and Charles City IA welding corncribs. He moved to Janesville, WI in the early 1950s and worked at General Motors from 1954-1993, when he retired he moved to Freeport IL where he made his home with Marion Moore for more than 30 years.
He was a member of the Moose Lodge in Janesville WI and the Fraternal Order of Eagles in Freeport, IL
Married to the former Mary Jane Rucker of Delavan, WI in 1957. They had three children; Denise (Dan) Maney, of Madison WI, Thomas C. (Laurie) Jones of Tempe AZ, and Sara Jones of Janesville WI.
He was preceded in death by: his parents, Burnerd Clark Jones and Elizabeth June (Reiniger) Jones of Milton WI, his sister Marilyn B. Crandall, of Jacksonville FL, brother in law Charles Seese, brother-in-law Willam Crandall, and his grandson David Joseph Jones of Janesville WI.
He is survived by: his brother Donald Scott (Judith) Jones, his sister Claricy Seese, his former wife, three children, three grandsons, two great-grandsons, several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
Funeral services and burial will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday April 26, 2012 in the Chapel of Peace at the Oakland Cemetery & Mausoleum , 2619 W. Pearl City Road in Freeport IL.
Please view the Family Guest Book and sign the condolence page at www.walkermortuary.com