Arnold Lyn Jones

Arnold Lyn "Arny" Jones died at home on December 14, 2010, after a two year bout with cancer. He was born in Everett, WA on December 2, 1935, to Lola V. (Delaney) and Victor A. Jones. He attended Wilson Grade School and Rose Hill Junior High in Mukilteo, WA and Everett High School. He served in the U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, at Fort Lee, VA and Ojima, Japan with the 8153rd Army Chemical Unit. On November 22, 1956, he married Geraldine R. "Jerry" Bauer. The couple made their home in Everett. During the 1960's, he worked for McGrath Homes in Lynnwood, WA. He moved with his family to East Wenatchee in 1970. They moved to Rock Island in 1978, where they planted cherry trees amidst rocks and sage brush. He loved working in the orchard and kept it so well mowed that it was often called "Jones' Park." He got his dream job in 1970 in driver sales, when he went to work for R.T. "Bob" Lee Chevron Distributorship, which later became North Central Petroleum. He retired from Ag Supply Co. in 1997. He was a member of the Wenatchee Eagles. He had a lifelong love of cars and a passion for driving, whether it be car, truck or motor home. Hot rodding in a "souped" up car on the back roads of South Everett as a teenager and young adult, and then exploring North Central Washington in later years, were favorite pastimes. He enjoyed spending time with family and friends, camping, fishing, working in the orchard, puttering in his shop and green house and canning tomatoes. He loved to grow tomatoes and would plant three dozen (or more!) plants a year and kept family and friends well supplied. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Jerry Jones; children, Candy Jones (Terry Ludeman) of Waterville, Casey Smith (Dave Smith) of East Wenatchee and Tony Jones of Rock Island (Kay Jones of Wenatchee); grandchildren, Kari Henry, Cameron Mielke, Kyle and Nick Smith, Jeri Grant and Andy and Tyler Jones; great-grandchildren, Jesse Henry, Lee Mielke, Dylan and Faith and Laci Grant; and mother-in-law, Vi Dougherty of East Wenatchee. He was preceded in death by his parents; and brothers, Victor Jr. and Bobby Lee Jones. A Memorial Mass will be held at Holy Apostles Catholic Church, 1315 N.E. 8th Street, East Wenatchee, on Friday, January 14, 2011, at 11:30 a.m., with Fr. Seamus Kerr officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Central Washington Hospital Hospice Program, 1020 N. Wenatchee Avenue, Wenatchee, WA 98801, or Knights of Columbus Hospital Equipment Lending Program, P.O. Box 3850, Wenatchee, WA 98807. Condolences may be made online at www.telfordschapel.com. Arrangements are by Telford's Chapel of the Valley, East Wenatchee.

Arnold Lyn Jones

December 2, 1935 - December 14, 2010