Palestine High School Alumni Association

Charles Willard Jones 1960 Born 07-02-1942 Died 07-02-1983 Age 41

07 / 02 / 1942  –  07 / 02 / 1983

Elkhart – Funeral services for Charles W. Jones, 41, of Route 1, will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Curtis Grissett, the Rev. J. Alton Jones and the Rev. Calvin Dickey officiating. Burial will be in Strong Memorial Park under the direction of Hassell & Foster Funeral Home of Palestine.

Mr. Jones died Saturday night after being injured in a traffic accident.

He was born July 2, 1942, in Palestine, a son of Willard and Loye Johnston Jones. He was assistant manager of Jones Tractor Co. of Elkhart and was a 1960 graduate of Palestine High School. He attended Baylor and Sam Houston State universities and was a veteran of the Vietnam War, having served four years in the Navy. He was on active duty for two and one-half years on the USS Hancock carrier, stationed off the coast of Vietnam.

Survivors include his parents of Elkhart; a son, Charles Willard “Chuck” Jones Jr. of Palestine; his grandmother, Mrs. Flora Johnston of Palestine; a brother, Ronnie Lynn Jones of Houston, and two nephews, Ronnie Lynn Jones Jr. and Andrew Jones, both of Houston.

Pallbearers will be Mark Jones, James Jones, Bobby Don Jones, Joe Jones, Herman Smith and Bob Tucker.

Honorary pallbearers will be members of the First United Methodist Church.

Condolence calls will be received at the Jones residence.

Source: Palestine Herald-Press 07-04-1983