Jerry H. Jones

Graveside Service for Jerry H. Jones, 83, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma was held at 7:30 AM on Wednesday, November 16, 2022 at Drakestand Cemetery in Sallisaw, Oklahoma under the direction of Agent Mallory Martin Funeral Service, Inc.

He was born on December 20, 1938 in Webbers Falls, Oklahoma to Wilma (Martin) Jones and William Haskell Jones and passed away on November 13, 2022 in Fort Smith, Arkansas. He was married to Patsy V. Jones on September 21, 1960 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma. Jerry worked as a farmer and grew big gardens. He would take his vegetables to the farmers market. He worked for Cookson Hills Electric for 37 and a half years. He coached little league, helped with 4-H show animals, ran the timer for rodeos and worked at Blue Ribbons Down. Jerry loved fishing and was a great white hunter. He was a member of Calvary Temple Full Gospel Church in Sallisaw.

Survivors are wife of 62 years, Patsy; daughter, Martha Ann Jones; son, James Delbert Jones; 32 grandchildren, including Fallon Jones, Amber Brown, Jamie Davis and Ashley Harris and 10 great-grandchildren; siblings, Raymond of Shawnee, OK, Ezra “Ed’ Jones of Warner, OK, Billy Don Jones of Webbers Falls, OK, Billy Don Jones of Webbers Falls, OK, Donna Conrad of Webbers Falls, OK, and Ronna and husband, Gary McConnell, of Warner, OK; and several other relatives and friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, William “Bill” and Wilma Jones; one daughter, Leann Jones; one son, Rick W. Jones; and three brothers, Jimmy Jones, Junior Jones and Cleatis Jones.