John Leslie “J.L.” Jones, Sr., was born November 1, 1927, in Owasso, Oklahoma, to Raymon Bell and Esther Emeline Newhouse Jones. He died Tuesday, January 2, 2018, in Yukon, Oklahoma, at the age of 90 years. J.L. was a veteran of the armed forces having served his country honorably with the United States Navy during World War II aboard the U.S.S. Cumberland. He was honorably discharged in September of 1947. He was married January 6, 1948, in Collinsville, Oklahoma, to Carlene Audrey Morgan. They lived in Hugoton, Kansas,
where he worked for Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Gas Co. as a vibration expert. He was transferred to Alva, Oklahoma where they lived for 18 years before retiring to Grove in 1984. J.L. was a member of the Hugoton Masonic Lodge as a lifetime 32nd Degree Mason. He also enjoyed a variety of pastimes including fishing, woodworking, and spending time in his garden.
Loving family members include:
Son; John Jones, Jr., and wife Sheryl, of Yale, Oklahoma
Two daughters;
Pamela Hamman and husband Lynn, of Edmond, Oklahoma
Denise Jackson, of Yukon, Oklahoma
Grandchildren;
Kyle Jackson, Trent Jackson and wife Cassi, Jonathan Brett Jackson
Trevor Guy Hamman and wife Suzanne
Stephanie Starks and husband Kent
Brian Jones
Great grandchildren;
Dakota, Peyton, and Kylie Jackson
Jonathan and Nathan Jackson
Matthew and Jonathan Reynolds
Skyler, Dakota, and Myriah Starks
Katrina Jones
And a host of nieces, nephews, and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife Carlene, two brothers, Raymon Earl Jones and Frank Lester, and a sister, Frances Esther Anderson.
Visitation will be held at Mowery Funeral Service in Owasso from 10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 5, 2018. Graveside service will be held 1:30 p.m. Friday at Fairview Cemetery in Owasso with Pastor Leonard Pirtle officiating. Arrangements and services were entrusted to Mowery Funeral Service of Owasso. www.moweryfs.com
