Obit of Jones, Frank M - Jackson County, Oklahoma

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::Dreamland Cemetery--Canyon TX 

Frank M. Jones

Frank M. Jones, 96, of Canyon, died Tuesday, June 8, 1999.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Friday in Brooks Funeral Home Chapel in 
Canyon with the Rev. Kevin Deckard and Pat Sullivan officiating. 
Burial will be in Dreamland Cemetery.

Mr. Jones was born in Hess, Okla., and was raised in Altus, Okla. In 
1929, he graduated from West Texas State Teachers College. He taught 
in Dalhart, Jumbo and Hart and worked as a carpenter-cabinet maker. 
In 1942, he joined the Navy and served during World War II in Company 
A, 23rd Construction Battalion (Seabees) in Hawaii and the Aleutians.

After the war, Mr. Jones taught English at Hereford Junior High and 
started building boats. He earned his master's degree from WT in 
1955. In 1967, he retired from teaching but continued to work as a 
cabinet maker. He was a member of First United Methodist Church of 
Canyon.

Survivors include two nephews, Dr. Mitchell Jones of Amarillo and Dr. 
Marshall Jones of Tucson, Ariz.; eight grand nieces and nephews; and 
11 great-grand nieces and nephews.

The family suggests memorials be to First United Methodist Church 
Building Fund, 1818 Fourth Ave., Canyon, TX 79015; or Dreamland 
Cemetery, P.O. Box 38, Canyon, TX 79015.

Amarillo Globe-News, Jun 9, 1999 
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