Obituary: Donald Jones

Dakota state line. Donald L. Jones April 24, 1945 - December 2, 2014

Donald Leroy “Don” Jones was born April 24, 1945 at Kearney, NE to Paul Henry and Dorothy Lucile (Walter) Jones. He spent his early childhood and attended school in the area where he grew up on the Nebraska/South

On August 10, 1962, Don entered the U. S. Navy and served until his honorable discharge on August 13, 1966. During that time, he saw action in VietNam, and was awarded the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as well as the National Defense Service Medal.

Don was united in marriage with Pamela Bitterman on January 5, 1969 at Lake Andes, SD. They lived for a while in Lake Andes where Don worked at his father-in-law’s, Rest Haven Resort and the grain elevator. They later moved to Clarissa, MN where Don was engaged in farming and worked at Jack’s Meat Market. After moving to Wheaton, MN Don continued his work as a meat cutter for Jim’s Meat Market and also Willy’s SuperValu. They eventually moved to Britton and Don worked at the Red Owl Store. He later worked at Olson Auto Repair, Symens Electric and as a mechanic at Cenex-Full Circle Ag. Don retired at the age of 63, but still worked part time at Full Circle and assisted at Mike’s Plumbing and Heating.

Always an outdoors enthusiast, Don greatly enjoyed hunting, fishing and playing a round of golf. The only thing that could make any of those activities better for Don was to be able to share them with a good friend or his family. He served for a number of years on the Britton City Council, as well as the office of Mayor. Perhaps above all else, what brought Don the most pleasure the past few years were his grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife of 45 years, Pam Jones of Britton; a daughter, Donita (Brad) Johnson of Webster, two sons: Sonny (Marissa) Jones of Britton; Torrey (Nicole) Jones of Britton; eight grandchildren: Natasha, Kasandra, Jacob, Brianna, Nathan, Preston, Nevaeh and Jocelyn; two great-grandchildren: Avarie and Haevyn; four sisters: Donna Walter of Sioux Falls; Gala Houser of Mitchell, Dianne Houseman of Mitchell, Sharon Ibarra of Enid, OK; and a brother, Jay Stalks of Madison, SD.