Visitation:
from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, December 4, 2014 at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home.
Service:
Friday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home
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Leslie Vernon Jones, 68, of Lincoln, passed away
December 1, 2014 at his home.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday,
December 4, 2014 at Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral
Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December
5, 2014 at 10 a.m. also at the funeral home with
Pastor Larry Crawford officiating. Burial will
follow in Zion Cemetery.
Vernon was born April 28, 1946 in Atlanta, the son
of Leslie Wilson “Casey” Jones and Lois Daisy (Vannoy)
Jones. He married Doris Swingle on November 6, 1966
in Lincoln.
He retired from Norfolk Southern Railroad as Foreman
after 35 years of service. In his younger years he
enjoyed racing cars. He enjoyed going to the
riverboat and playing the slot machines.
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Surviving are his wife Doris Jones of Lincoln; his
children: Angie (Tim) Gallagher, Jeff (Linda) Jones,
Missy Simpson, Jason Jones, Joshua (Amanda) Jones,
and Jessica Jones all of Lincoln; 15 grandchildren
and 8 great grandchildren; sister Donna Fulk of
Lincoln, and brother Harold (Leona) Jones of
Clinton.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his son
Mark Jones, his grandson Wyatt Jones, and 7
siblings.
Memorial donations may be made to Holland Barry &
Bennett Funeral Home to help with funeral expenses.
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