Bobby Edward Jones was born January 13, 1932, in Franklin County, Arkansas to Carl Hobart and Ora (Griffith) Jones. He passed from this life Monday, May 8, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 85 years. Bobby was raised and educated in Mansfield, Arkansas and graduated with the Mansfield High School Class of 1949. He was married March 6, 1954, in Reno, Nevada to Dovie Laveta (Pirtle) Jones. Bobby spent most of his working life as a Sheet Metal Mechanic with TWA in Kansas City, Missouri, and with American Airlines in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was a member of Rejoice Freewill Baptist Church in Owasso. Bobby enjoyed a variety of pastimes but mostly fishing and hunting.
Loving family members include:
Son;
Thomas Jones and wife Eileen, of Tulsa
Brother;
Clifton Jones and wife Afton, of Eastern, Oklahoma
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sister, Betty Jones, and two brothers, Raymond and Lloyd Jones.
Visitation will be held from 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Thursday, May 11, 2017, at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso. Funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, May 12, 2017, at the Mowery Funeral Service Chapel with Reverend Leonard Pirtle officiating. Interment will follow at Graceland Memorial Park Cemetery in Owasso, Oklahoma. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso, Oklahoma.
