Jim was a part of America’s greatest generation, honorably serving his country during WWII, in the United States Navy. His passion was music and Jim was considered one of the best steel and electric guitar players in the area. He also was an avid golfer and was a master with a 7 wood. He was a loving family man and his memory will be cherished by all who knew him.
He was preceded in death by his son, Daryl James Jones; a grandson, Darin James Kennedy; and his parents, Samuel C. and Ira L., nee Bridgman, Jones.
Surviving are his loving wife of 69 years, Marie Jones, nee Baldwin, of Effingham, Illinois; his children, Donna (Tom) Vollmer, of Bourbonnais, Illinois, David Jones, of Carlyle, Illinois, Diana Jones, of Edwardsville, Illinois, Debra Jones, of Springfield, Illinois, Dorcy Menendez, of Edwardsville, Illinois, and Danny (Belinda) Jones, of Dublin, Ohio; his 13 grandchildren, and his 21 great grandchildren.
Memorials may be designated to the Wounded Warrior Project or the Alzheimer’s Association. Condolences may also be expressed online at www.lakeviewfuneralhm.com.
Visitation: Friends may call from 1 to 3 p.m., Sunday, August 21, 2016 at Lake View Funeral Home, Fairview Heights, Illinois.
Funeral: Services will be held at 3 p.m., Sunday, August 21, 2016 at the funeral home with Father Daniel Bergbower officiating. Upon the family’s wishes, cremation is to follow.
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