Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Donald 2015 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/mi/mifiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sandy Heintzelman sheintz@iserv.net May 26, 2018, 7:08 am Ionia Sentinel Standard, 8 Aug 2015 Donald Jones, age 81, of Greenville, formerly of Ionia, passed away on Wednesday, Aug. 5, 2015. He was born on Sept. 2, 1933, in Bellevue, the son of John and Lelah Jones. Mr. Jones was a member of the First Christian Church in Ionia, served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War, and was a member of the V.F.W. Sheridan Post #5065, where he was the captain of the Allstate Post Commander in 1988. Donald married Alice Neuenschwander in 1973, and together they shared nearly 42 years. He retired from Lansing Fisher Body after 30 years of service. Donald was the Employee of the Year for Ionia Dial-A-Ride, where he drove for three years, and also drove school bus for Greenville Public Schools, and charter bus for Indian Trails, both for nine years. Preceding him in death were his parents; grandson, Nathan Jones in 2000; stepson, Richard Neuenschwander; and siblings, Daniel Jones, John Jones, Glen (Sandy) Tucker and Lorainne Beden. Surviving are his wife, Alice Jones of Greenville (formerly of Ionia); three sons, James Jones of Gowen, Mitch (Sue) Jones of Georgia, and Mike (Laurie) Jones of Belding; daughter, Dianne Jones of Gowen; step-children, Glenda Neuenschwander of Greenville, and David Neuenschwander of Walker; step daughter-in-law, Debra Neuenschwander of Kingsley; 22 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and sister-in-law, Judy (Tom) Rossbottom. A Celebration of Donald’s life will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 8, 2015, at the First Christian Church, Ionia, Michigan. Arrangements are entrusted to Lehman Funeral Homes, Ionia. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/mi/ionia/obits/j/jones7753gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mifiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb