Harold Gene JONES

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• Census: 1940, Living with parents in Normandy, St. Louis Co., Missouri

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Harold Gene Jones was born at Barnes Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri on January 19, 1940 to Othel and Evelyn Martin Jones, and passed away on Sunday, December 3, 2006, in Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of sixty-six years, ten months, and twenty-four days.

He attended first, second, and third grades at the Santee School near Dixon, Missouri, where his mother was the teacher. After moving to Lebanon in 1948, he graduated from Lebanon High School in 1957. He attended Missouri State University. Seminars in management and manufacturing were taken at the University of Missouri, Texas A & M, as well as various industrial venues.

He began playing trumpet during the fourth grade and participated in the marching band and pep band during high school, as well as the ROTC band at Missouri State University.

He joined the National Guard in 1957, serving 5 ½ years with the 1107th Transportation Company of the Missouri National Guard.

On November 27, 1959, he was united in marriage to Mary Virginia Stowe, and together they shared forty-seven years and six days. To this union one daughter and two sons were born.

Harold spent most of his career in the engineering and technical sales fields. Eight years were spent on the Apollo Saturn, Lunar Rover Vehicle and Space Shuttle programs in Huntsville, Alabama. He was very proud of a medallion, presented to him by The Boeing Company, which reads: In appreciation for your contribution to the Apollo Saturn project. The Apollo 8 crew carried metal in this medallion on man's first flight to the moon. In 1970, he moved his family back to Lebanon where he finished his career with the Detroit Tool and Engineering Company. At Detroit Tool, he held positions of Design Engineer, Sales Engineer, Product Manager and Plant Manager. During his time in design engineering, his design for a vehicular multi-directional steering system was submitted for patent application. He retired in 2003, after 31 years of employment with Detroit Tool. His professional affiliations included: The American Correctional Association, The Missouri Paving Association and the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Harold was one of the founders of The Laclede County Farmers Market Association, serving as Vice-President for two years, and was President of the Maplecrest P.T.A. for two years. He also served on the Board of Directors of Laclede Industries and was a weather spotter for the Laclede County Civil Defense. On numerous occasions he gave programs to the Lebanon area elementary schools on space exploration.

Harold was active in sports from the time he was a young boy until 2004. He played high school baseball and basketball and was on Lebanon's first Babe Ruth All Star Team to play in the state tournament in 1955. He played industrial league basketball and continued playing church league softball until he was in his 50's. He officiated at high school football for thirteen years, including two state playoff games and officiated at Upward Basketball until 2004, when he was diagnosed with Myelodysplastic Syndrome and was no longer physically able to participate.
One of Harold's greatest enjoyments was fishing with his kids. He believed it was never too early to enjoy God's great outdoors and started taking his boys fishing when they were three or four years old.

He also enjoyed the St. Louis Cardinals and the Missouri State Lady Bears. Harold and Mary have missed very few Lady Bear games over the past fourteen years. Their granddaughters, Tricia and Kylie have also become avid Lady Bear fans. Kylie has also missed very few games since she was three years old.

One of Harold's later-year-enjoyments was classic cars. He rarely missed a local car show and entered his 1965 Mustang in parades, car shows and cruise-ins. After retirement, he began restoration of a 1953 Chevy which is now being continued by his grandson-in-law, Nick Grunwaldt.

Harold's last project was writing a book entitled Evelyn's Story. It is the story of his mother's life and her family history. With the help of his daughter, Terri, and his wife, Mary, the book was published during the summer of 2006.

He accepted Christ at an early age during Vacation Bible School here at First Baptist Church. He has been an active member for the past thirty-four years, serving on committees and helping Mary in the pre-school department.
He was preceded in death by his father, Othel Jones, in 2003.

Harold is survived by his wife, Mary Jones; his daughter, Terri Brown, and her husband, Troy; his sons, Steve Jones, and his wife, Vicki, and Mike Jones, and his wife, LaNnette; his grandchildren, Tricia Grunwaldt, and her husband, Nick, Corporal Tyler Brown, and his wife, Jennifer, Colt Jones, and his wife, Alissa, Jessica Jones, Cale Jones, Kylie Jones, and Jaelyn Jones; his one great-grandchild, Lake Jones Robinette; his mother, Evelyn Jones; as well as numerous cousins.

Harold was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and son, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate his life and his accomplishments and will treasure the memories he made for his family and friends.

Services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 6, 2006, in the First Baptist Church, Lebanon. Entombment will be in Mount Rose Memorial Park Chapel Mausoleum. Visitation will be held Tuesday evening from 7 - 8:30 p.m. under the direction of Holman-Howe Funeral Home of Lebanon, Missouri. Memorials to St. John's Lebanon Heritage Foundation Cancer Center and the First Baptist Church may be made through the funeral home.

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Harold married Mary Virginia STOWE [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1920, Living with parents in Miller, Maries Co., Missouri
• Census: 1930, Living with parents in Miller, Maries Co., Missouri
• Census: 1940, Living in Normandy, St. Louis Co., Missouri

Othel married Evelyn Irene MARTIN on 28 Oct 1933 in Missouri. Evelyn was born on 12 Jul 1913 in Hayden, Maries Co., Missouri; died on 28 Dec 2010 in Lebanon, Laclede Co., Missouri; was buried in Mount Rose Memorial Park, Lebanon, Laclede Co., Missouri. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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• Census: 1940, Living with husband in Normady, St. Louis Co., Missouri

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Evelyn Irene Jones, daughter of Jim and Annie Dora Wyss Martin, was born July 12, 1913, near Hayden, Missouri. She departed this life Tuesday, December 28, 2010, in the Neighborhood Senior Center, near Lebanon, Missouri, at the age of ninety-seven years, five months, and sixteen days.

On October 28, 1933, she was united in marriage to Othel V. Jones, and to this union one son was born.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Othel, on December 28, 2003; a son, Harold G. Jones; a brother, James Martin; and a sister, Mary Elizabeth Wiles.

Evelyn is survived by a daughter-in-law, Mary Jones, of Lebanon, Missouri; three grandchildren, Terri Brown, and her husband, Troy, Steve Jones, and his wife, Vicki, and Mike Jones, and his wife, LaNnette, all of Lebanon, Missouri; seven great-grandchildren, Tricia and Nicki, Tyler and Jennifer, Jessica, Colt and Alissa, Cale and Amanda, Kylie, and Jaclyn; four great-great-grandchildren, Lake, Bella, Lola, and Kostas; as well as a host of other relatives and friends.

She was born and raised in a log cabin in Maries County, near Hayden, Missouri, and attended Kenner School. In 1920, the Martin family moved to Defiance, Iowa, where Evelyn's father worked as a sharecropper for a large corn farmer. During corn picking time, everyone worked picking corn, and Evelyn and her sister, Lizzie, took turns staying in the house and fixing lunch. In 1929, the family moved back to Missouri and Evelyn graduated from Dixon High School in the Class of 1931. She then attended summer school at the University of Missouri at Rolla and started teaching at Lambeth School. After she and Othel were married, they made their home in the Dixon area and Evelyn continued to teach for several years. In 1948, Evelyn and Othel moved to Lebanon and made their home. In addition to being a devoted homemaker and loving mother, Evelyn also worked at a local dime store for several years. She eventually took a position at the Sears Store and continued there until retiring.

Evelyn professed her faith in Christ at an early age and was a longtime member of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Lebanon.

She was a forty year member of the Daffodil Garden Club and enjoyed growing beautiful flowers. She also liked watching and feeding birds, and greatly enjoyed her loving pet poodle, "Mitzi". Her family was very important to her and she especially enjoyed all of her grandchildren.

Evelyn was a loving mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, and was a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and know that her family and friends will cherish the wonderful memories she created for them throughout the years.

Funeral Home Service
Friday December 31, 2010, 2:00 p.m. at Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Lebanon, Missouri
Visitation Thursday December 30, 2010, 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. at Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Lebanon, Missouri, Burial Mt. Rose Memorial Park

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