Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Robert Edwin 2009
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The Ionia Sentinel-Standard, May, 2009

Robert Edwin Jones, of Ionia, age 92, loving father, grandfather and great-
grandfather went to be with his Lord and his wife on May 18, 2009. 

He was born on Jan. 10, 1917 in Hesperia, the son of Robert G. and Altha 
(Moon) Jones. Mr. Jones was a Veteran of World War II serving in the United 
States Army with Pacific Supply. He was an elementary teacher for Ionia Public 
Schools for many years teaching at Twin Rivers, Emerson and Boyce elementary 
schools.  He also received his Masters Degree from Central Michigan University 
and was a member and church treasurer of the Open Bible Church in Ionia. He 
was the President of the Senior Citizens and also volunteered for the Ionia 
County Commission on Aging for several years. 

Surviving are his sons, Mitchel (Susan) Jones of Pinconning and James (Sharon) 
Jones of Ionia; 4 grandchildren, Tristan (Anu) Jones of Pennsylvania, Aaron 
(Katie) Jones of Illinois, Melissa Jones of Ionia and Cassandra Jones of 
Ionia; 2 great grandchildren, Evelyn Rose and Verna; siblings, Vernon 
(Elizabeth) Jones of Charlotte and Vivian (Don) Vlas of Hesperia and several 
nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Mildred Sarah Kemp Jones and 
siblings, Elaine Webster and Gardner Jones. 

The funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, May 21, 2009 at the First 
Assembly of God, 2973 E. Bluewater Hwy, Ionia with Pastor Mark Gerdes and 
Pastor Steve Yarrington officiating. Interment will follow at Balcom Cemetery 
with Military Honors being provided by the Portland VFW Post #4090. The family 
will receive friends at the Schrauben-Lehman Funeral Homes, 220 Rich Street, 
Ionia from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday and from 12-1 p.m. on Thursday at the church. 
For those desiring, memorial contributions may be made to the Ionia County 
Commission on Aging in memory of Robert Edwin Jones.  As we sat at his side 
during his last moments we reflected on what a knowledgeable and amazing man 
he was. We hope to carry the level of integrity he did in all of his 92 years.



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