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Earl L JONES (VETERAN KOR)

St. Joseph (Tontitown) Cemetery
Washington County,
Arkansas

US Army
Korea
October 27, 1933 - December 10, 2006

*Obituary
The Morning News of Northwest Arkansas
Thursday, December 14, 2006

SPRINGDALE — Earl L. Jones, 73, of Springdale died Dec. 10, 2006, at Regency Hospital in Springdale. He was born Oct. 27, 1933, in Englewood, Colo., to William H. and Rose Grace Overstreet Jones.

He was a member of St. Raphael's Catholic Church in Springdale, the Knights of Columbus, the Men's Club and was an usher. He was a member and past president of the Springdale Lions Club, past president of Elmdale Elementary School and Central Junior High School PTA and treasurer of the NWA National Association of Health Underwriters. He started with MetLife in 1960 in Fort Smith. He opened the first Metlife Agency in Springdale in 1963. In 1970, he opened Jones Insurance Agency. He was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife, Lorene Frederick Jones of the home, to whom he was married June 6, 1959; two sons, Glenn Jones and wife Ladonna of Pocahontas and Greg J. Jones of Springdale; one daughter, Laurie Alfrey and husband Tony of Tulsa, Okla.; two brothers, Ivan Jones and Gerwin Jones, both of Littleton, Colo.; one sister, Beverly Herlevich of Littleton; five grandchildren.

Visitation will be from 1 to 7 p.m. today at Sisco Chapel in Springdale. A rosary begins at 7 p.m. The family will he present from 6 to 7 p.m.

Mass of Christian burial will he at 10 a.m. Friday at St. Raphael's Catholic Church with the Rev. John T. Antony and the Rev. Milton R. Lange officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery at Tontitown.

Pallbearers will be Tom Hensen, Brett Hensen, Vance Wilson, Robert Frederick, Glenn Strellner and Johnnie Paul Frederick. Honorary pallbearers will be Bill Setser, Tom Baron, Jessie Hannah, Ken Brock, Bill Mathias, Dave Louk, Robert Robinson, Robert Winn, Bill Lux, Sherril Shaver, Todd Witzigman, Jim Easterling, Billy Joe Bailey.

Memorials may be made to St. Raphael's Catholic Church Building Fund, 1386 S. West End St., Springdale, 72764.

Married June 6, 1959

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Submitted: 5/28/18 • Approved: 6/4/18 • Last Updated: 6/7/18 • R1224668-G0-S3

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