Kern County CA Obituary Project Obituaries.....Jones , John Carroll May 30, 2005
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The Bakersfield Californian 
Jones, John Carroll     
1926 - 2005 
 
John Carroll Jones 
Services: Sat., June 4, 4:00 p.m. 

A memorial service will be held Saturday, June 4, 2005, at 4:00 p.m., at 
Valley Christian Church, 1960 Ming Ave., for John Carroll Jones, who passed 
away on Memorial Day, May 30, 2005. Rev. Nancy McMaster will officiate. A 
private graveside service will be held on Friday afternoon, June 3, at 
Hillcrest Memorial Park. John was born in Larned, KS, to Frank Robert and 
Cassie Orilla Jones on September 25, 1926, and grew up on the family farm with 
4 older siblings. During his high school years he moved to Bakersfield to live 
with an older brother and attended Bakersfield High School. He turned 18 
during World War II and enlisted in the Navy, serving as an Aviation Radioman 
until his discharge in 1946. John spent his working years as an 
Accountant/Office Manager for several Kern County firms, including Tejon 
Ranch, Garone Cattle Co., Bolthouse Farms, West Kern Machinery, Hillcrest 
Memorial Park and Kern Ridge Growers. As a young man, John attended First 
Christian Church and became active in the College/Young Adult Christian 
Endeavor Society. There he met his future wife, Arlene Reed. He was an officer 
in both Kern County and California Christian Endeavor. John and Arlene married 
in 1957 and became founding members of Valley Christian Church in southwest 
Bakersfield. They also became the proud parents of two children, a son, Greg 
and a daughter, Connie. Through the years, he served Valley Christian in many 
capacities, such as Elder, Treasurer and Choir Director. Gifted with a 
beautiful tenor voice, he often sang solos or duets with Arlene. During the 
last 4 years, John has participated in the Adult Day Program operated by the 
Alzheimers Disease Association of Kern County. The family is grateful for the 
friendship and loving care that John enjoyed there. John is survived by his 
wife, Arlene of Bakersfield; son and daughter-in-law, Greg and Nancy Jones and 
their children, Jonathan, Christopher, Robert and Diane of Taylorsville, UT 
and daughter and son-in-law, Connie and Steve Gorham and their children, Amy 
and John of Wildwood, MO. Additional survivors include brother-in-law, Alan 
Reed of Bakersfield; sister-in-law, Janet and Roger Ehrhorn of Ben Lomand; 
brother-in-law, Tom and Elaine Reed of Covina; sister-in-law, Alverda 
Jorgenson of Moses Lake, WA; sister-in-law, Linda Smithwick of Augusta, ME and 
many nieces and nephews throughout the U.S. Visitation will be on Friday from 
10:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m., at Hillcrest Mortuary. In lieu of flowers, the family 
suggests gifts in Johns memory to Valley Christian Church, 1960 Ming Ave., 
Bakersfield, CA 93304 or to the Alzheimers Disease Association of Kern County, 
5500 Olive Dr., Bldg. 1, Bakersfield, CA 93308.

Published in the Bakersfield Californian on 6/2/2005.  


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