Deo E. Jones
May 25, 1922-August 27, 2003
Deo Earl Jones, 81, who resided at 22451 Painter Street, Edwardsburg, Mich., passed away at 2 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2003, in his home.
He was born May 25, 1922, in Beloit, Wis., the son of the late Arthur and Edith (Taylor) Jones. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Robert Burr, and by a sister, Emma Bochover. Deo had lived in Niles, Mich., and Mishawaka, Ind., before moving here in 1971. He was a retired machine repair technician for Miles Lab in Elkhart, Ind.
Deo was married Sept. 6, 1958, in Niles, to Lucille (Conrad) Kirkendall, who survives. He is also survived by two daughters, Anita Vickery of Kalamazoo, Mich., and Jean (Lloyd) Huber of Niles; four sons, Richard (Linda) Jones of Three Rivers, Mich., Michael Jones, Robert Jones of Niles and George W. (Joyce) Kirkendall of Zephyrhills, Fla.; and by 13 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, (Mich. time) in the Paul E. Mayhew Funeral Home. Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, (Mich. time) where friends may call one hour before services. Pastor Mike Owen of the 1st Baptist Church, Newberg, in Jones, Mich., will officiate. Burial will be at Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.
Deo was a veteran of the U.S. Army during World War II, a member of Edwardsburg American Legion Post 365, a member of the V.F.W. of Mishawaka, and was a member of Cass County Senior Citizens.
Memorials may be made to the Cass County Council on Aging, P.O. Box 5, Cassopolis, MI 49031-0005.
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