Howard Eugene Jones

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 will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, June 28, 2013, at Sursa Cemetery in Jefferson County, Ill. with the Rev. John Ashby. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, June 27, 2013, at Hughey Funeral Home in Mount Vernon, Ill. Interment will be in Sursa Cemetery in Jefferson County, Ill. Members of the Mount Vernon American Legion Post #141 will conduct full military honors at the cemetery. Survivors include his 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.; eight grandchildren, Christian, Michael and Rachel Ford of Rockford, Ill., Heather Jones of Lakewood, Colo., Joshua Jones and Madelyn Jones, both of Geneva, Ill., Christy Marriner and husband, Joel, of Greeley, Colo., and Shane Buxman of Oxnard, Calif.; two great-grandchildren, Makena and Madisyn Drake of Greeley, Colo.; two brothers, Herbert Jones of Paragould, Ark., and 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, IL 62864. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Hughey Funeral Home, where you may call (618) 242-3348 or visit www.hugheyfuneralhome1969.com for further information and to send condolences.