Derrel Clayton JONES

Derrel Clayton JONES

Male 1932 - 2010  (77 years)

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  • Name Derrel Clayton JONES  [1
    • Derrel Clayton "Clay" Jones, 77, of Plano passed away on Saturday, March 20, 2010.
      Funeral: 2 p.m. Tuesday at Justin Cemetery in Justin. Visitation: The family will receive friends 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Lucas Funeral Home in Justin.
      Memorials: In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Claude Alumni Association located at P.O. Box 222, Claude, Texas 79019.
      Clay was born on Oct. 20, 1932, in Floydada to John Arthur and Eva Lena Bennett Jones. He served in the United States Navy from Sept. 14, 1950, to Sept. 23, 1959, and then in the Army from Aug. 4, 1961, to Jan. 31, 1976. He was a veteran of the Korean War era and Vietnam era and peace time. He was a very decorated helicopter pilot. He retired from the military in 1976 as a CW4 to live out his dream as a cattle rancher in Lydia and DeKalb. He was a beloved husband, father and grandfather and a well-respected man of the community.
      He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Alton.
      Survivors: Clay is survived by his wife, Johnnie Faye Annen Jones; his sons, Tony from the Colony, John and wife, Maria, of The Colony, Robert and wife, Anita, of Richardson and James and wife, Wanda, of Justin; his daughter, LaWanna of Oklahoma City, Okla.; five grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; his brother, Bill of Missouri; sister, Carole of Amarillo; and numerous extended family members.
      Published in Star-Telegram on March 21, 2010

      Posted on Find A Grave
      Created by: Tim Hawkins [1]
    Nickname Clay 
    Birth 20 Oct 1932  Flaydada, Floyd Co, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender Male 
    Death 20 Mar 2010  [1
    Burial Justin Cemetery, Justin, Denton Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Person ID I86394  Main Tree
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2016 

    Family 1 Barbara Fern SLAWSON,   b. 3 Mar 1934, Grady, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 2001, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 67 years) 
    Children 
     1. Tony Clayton JONES,   b. 21 Jul 1954, Kittery, York Co., Maine Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 27 Nov 2014, Dallas, Dallas Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years)  [Birth]
     2. LaWanna Faye JONES,   b. 3 Sep 1961, Ringling, Jefferson Co., Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, Oklahoma Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 53 years)  [Birth]
    Family ID F35522  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 19 Jul 2016 

    Family 2 Johnnie Fay ANNEN 
    Family ID F35523  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 17 Jul 2016 

  • Headstones
    Darrel Clayton 'Clay' Jones Headstone
    Darrel Clayton "Clay" Jones Headstone
    Derrel Clayton Jones is the husband of (1) Barbara Fern Slawson and (2) Johnnie Fay Annen. He is buried in the Justin Cemetery in Justin, Denton Co., Texas.

    Created by: tim Hawkins
    Photo Added by: Alice Brandt

  • Sources 
    1. [S02329] Find A Grave Website.