Leon was born January 21, 1926 in Linton, LA. They later moved to Alden Bridge, LA from 1926-1939. He attended Rocky Mount High School up until his senior year, when he was drafted into the US Navy to serve in WWII on January 26, 1945. He trained in San Diego, California then was assigned to the USS CHELEB, until he was honorably discharged on August 09, 1946. On his return home he began working as a Glazier at Binswanger Glass Co., then American Glass Co. until his early 70’s.
Leon is preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Virginia Cosier Jones; daughter, Arlene Jones; father, Leon Gilbert Jones; mother, Birdie Beatrice Jones; sisters, Eunice Jones Dehabermann and her husband Fred and Sunshine Jones Coker and her husband Clyde and two grandchildren.
Survivors are three daughters, Helen Jones Davis and husband Richard of Shreveport, Maurine Jones Crenshaw and husband Choya of Keithville, Janice Jones Herren of Bossier City, two stepchildren, Linda Walt McKenna of California and Larry Walt of Illinois. He has eight grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren along with many much loved nieces and nephews.
Leon loved sports! New Orleans Saints, LSU Tigers and New York Yankees.
After his wife passed away July 22, 2015, he discovered a new love, dancing! He began going wherever his fiddle-playing son-in-law was playing and never stopped up until two weeks before his stroke. He was a favorite with the ladies and became a pretty good dancer too. He lived his best life and will be missed by all that knew him. We are sure he’s up in Heaven finding new dance partners and cheering on his teams waiting for us to come join him.
The visitation will take place at Hill Crest Memorial Funeral Home in Haughton, LA on Saturday, July 11, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. A graveside service will follow at Pilkinton Cemetery located at 941 E. Linton, Bossier Parish, LA.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Gooden, Lewis Dale Jones, Shawn Lewis Jones, Richard Waylon Lankford, Justin William Stowe, and Danny Peyton Morgan.
The family suggests in lieu of flowers, memorials be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital.
We want to express thanks to the staff at the Northwest LA Veterans Home in Bossier City, LA.
