J. WILLIAM JONES

J. William Jones, age 88, of Crane, Missouri, passed away at 5:45 a.m. on Sunday, March 8, 2020, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Missouri. He was born August 30, 1931, in Hurley, Missouri, the son of Loyd and Ada (Inmon) Jones.
J. William was a 1949 graduate of Hurley High School and was a farmer and retired from MWM Dexter Printing Company in Aurora where he was a press operator.
On November 10, 1951, he married Anna Lea White in Eureka Springs, Arkansas and they shared 65 years together. She preceded him in death on April 23, 2017.
J. William is survived by one son, Donnie Wilks and his wife, Faye, of Hurley; two daughters, Betty Timper and her husband, Geoffrey, of Crane and Deborah Coffer and her husband, Don, of Aurora; one sister, Sueann Jones of Crane; six grandchildren; several great-grandchildren, great-great grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
J. William was preceded in death by his parents, Loyd and Ada, wife, Anna, and great-granddaughter, Delaney Little.
A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, Missouri, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 13, 2020, at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora.
Memorials donations may be made payable to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.CraftonCantrellFuneralHome.com.

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