Obituary of Edgar Thomas Jones

Springville –Edgar was born October 20, 1941, in Springville. He passed away January 17, 2016 after battling cancer for two and one half years. Tom was born to Oscar E. and Helen G. (Flynn) Jones. He attended Springville Pentecostal Mission Church. He married Susie M. (Boston) Jones on July 1, 1961 in Monticello, Kentucky. Tom worked as a truck driver for Jefferson Trucking out of Shoals, Indiana. He retired in 2000. He earned an award for driving 1,000,000 miles, accident free which he was really proud of receiving. He loved fishing, camping, mushroom hunting and cutting wood. Surviving is his wife, Susie, of fifty-four years; a daughter, Vicki Martindale of Bloomington, a son, Thomas Dean Jones of Springville; four grandchildren, T.J. Martindale of Chicago, IL, Cinnamon Martindale of Bloomington, IN, Nicholas Douglas and Nathan Douglas of Bloomington, IN; five great grandchildren, Jacob and Joshua of Chicago, IL, Malik, Shaylynn and Skylar of Bloomington, IN; three brothers, Lonnie (Barbara) Jones of Bedford, Jimmie (Susie) Jones of Bartlettsville, and Rickie (Mona) Jones of Kirksville; three sisters-in-law, Mary Keith of Monticello, KY, Irene Key of Indianapolis, IN and Dorothy Collins of Orlando, FL; a brother-in-law, J.R. Boston (Carol) of Monticello, KY; aunts, cousins, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Eddie Jones; two sisters-in-law, Kay (Conner) Jones and Judy (Crum) Jones; one niece and three nephews. Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Thursday, January 21st in the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Bro. Wendell Phillips officiating. Burial will follow in Lowder Cemetery. Visitation will be from 2:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Wednesday, January 20th and from 10:00 am until the hour of service on Thursday, January 21st at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Family and friends may express condolences at www.daycarter.com.