Howard Eugene Jones

LINCOLN — Howard Eugene Jones, 81, of Lincoln, Ark., formerly of Mount Vernon, Ill., died at 8:53 a.m. Sunday, June 23, 2013, at Willard Walker Hospice Home in Fayetteville, Ark. He was born Tuesday, Feb. 2, 1932, at Mount Vernon, Ill., to Howard Edgar and Ora (Beamon) Jones.

He married Beverly Evans on May 5, 1962, in Streator, Ill. They were married for 51 years.

Graveside Service was held on June 28, 2013, at Sursa Cemetery in Jefferson County, Ill., with the Rev. John Ashby.

Interment was at Sursa Cemetery in Jefferson County, Ill. Members of the Mount Vernon American Legion Post #141 conducted full military honors at the cemetery.

Survivors include wife, Beverly Jones of Lincoln, Ark.; two sons, Jeff Jones and wife, Jeannie, of Granbury, Texas, William “Bill” Jones and wife, Beth, of Geneva, Ill.; two daughters, Cindy Samuel and special friend, John Tarnowski, of St. Charles, Ill., Michelle Ford of Fayetteville, Ark.; stepson, Michael Baker and wife, Judy, of Gig Harbor, Wash.; nine grandchildren, Christina, Michael, and Rachel Ford of Rockford, Ill., Heather Jones of Lakewood, Colo., Joshua Jones of Geneva, Ill., Madelyn Jones of Geneva, Ill., Christy Marriner and husband, Joel, of Greeley, Colo., Shane Buxman of Oxnard, Calif., and Michelle Baker of Gig Harbor, Wash.; two great-grandchildren, Makena and Madisyn Drake of Greeley, Colo.; two brothers, Herbert Jones of Paragould, Ark., Jerry Jones of Illinois; sister, Pat Gyure of Beardstown, Ill.; several nieces and nephews also survive.

His parents and one brother, Jackie Jones, preceded him in death.

Howard served our country in the United States Air Force in the Korean conflict. He worked as a Draftsman for Burgess-Norton Mfg. Co. in Geneva, Ill., where he retired. Howard was a member of the Society of Mechanical Engineers.

For those who wish, memorials may be given to the Mount Vernon American Legion Post #141 and will be accepted at the funeral home or mailed to Hughey Funeral Home, P.O. Box 721, Mount Vernon, Ill., 62864.

Arrangements were under Hughey Funeral Home.