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Visitation:
Noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday, September 14, 2022, at
Holland Barry & Bennett Funeral Home
Service:
1 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home
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Gerald Leroy "Jerry" Jones, 77, of
Delavan, passed away September 8, 2022, at his home.
Visitation will be from Noon until 1 p.m. Wednesday,
September 14, 2022, at Holland Barry & Bennett
Funeral Home. Funeral services will follow at 1 p.m.
Casual dress is requested. Burial will be in Holy
Cross Cemetery, Lincoln with military rites
performed by the American Legion Post 263.
Jerry was born July 30, 1945, in Chicago, IL., the
son of Raymond W. Jones and Francis (Wilmert) Jones
Buccholz. He married Mary Spinner on December 29,
1981. Jerry proudly served his country in the United
States Marine Corp. He was a member of St. Mary's
Catholic Church in Delavan.
Jerry retired as a TEAMSTER. He enjoyed golf,
boating, fishing, the riverboat, and playing cards
with his buddies. He also loved to ride his
motorcycles, watch western movies, and go to the
movie theater. Jerry loved spending time with his
grandsons. |
Survivors include his wife Mary
Jones, daughter Michelle Fox; grandsons: Chase
Griffin, Tyler Griffin, and Seth Fox; great
grandchildren Elizabeth, Jace, and Astraea; close
friends Red Wheeler and Ed LaBau; siblings Shirley
Davis and Carolyn Petersen as well as several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, sisters
Beverley Shanley and Leona Szmuc, brother Darwin
Jones, and brother-in-law Jim Davis.
Memorial donations may be made to the Humane Society
of Logan County or to the Delavan Food Pantry.
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