Charles Rudolph Jones

Charles R. Jones was born Oct. 25, 1926, in Lundell, Arkansas to Charles (Fate) Jones & Pearl V. (Snyder) Jones.  He was one of nine children and the only one who lived over 20 miles from his folks.  He died March 31, 2008 at the Memorial Community Hospital and Health System in Blair, Nebraska at the age of 81 years, 5 months, and 6 days.
 
He was drafted to the Army in 1945 during World War II.  He served a couple of years, got out, came back to Arkansas and finished high school.  He then joined the U.S. Air Force in 1948.  While in the Air Force he spent most of his time on a combat crew with the Strategic Air Command flying as a boom operator on tankers.   He retired from the Air Force in 1966.  He then worked for the Post Office and was in the real estate business in Nebraska before moving to rural Audubon, IA in 1973.  He truly loved living on the farm. 
 
He met Jeannine Duvall in Denver, CO and they married December 4, 1950.  They had two children Michael W. and Brenda (Susie).  He loved to travel, fish, garden, and always enjoyed a good meal.  He loved family, friends and shooting the breeze about politics and world events.  He made life long friends where ever he went.
 
Preceding him in death were his parents; his sister and brother:  Desaree and Mack Toney and Jimmy Jones and his brothers-in-law:  Ben Clarke and L. E. Burke.
 
He is survived by his wife of 57 years, his two children and their spouses Mike & Sherri Jones of Papillion, NE; Susie & Bob Henricksen of Blair, NE; 4 grandchildren Moriah (Levi) Markwardt of Milford, IA, Evan Jones of Tempe, AZ, Heidi Henricksen of Omaha, NE; Eric Henricksen of Blair, NE; one great grand child Shailen Markwardt of Milford, IA; ; 3 sisters and 1 brother Inez Burke, Jeannette Clarke, David Jones, Betty (Buddy) Moneymaker; and many nieces and nephews.

Honorary casket bearers will be Bill Ulelniak, Ralph Jorgensen, Darrell Christensen, Leslie Vorm, and Dick Coulson.  Casket bearers will Doug Ingwers, David Jensen, Ken Vorm, Dalton Christensen, Dick Tesnow.

Memorials:
Memorials to Ebenezer Lutheran Church.

Cemetery:
Interment will be in the Maple Grove Cemetery in Audubon.

Visitation:
The friends will meet friends Thursday evening from 6:00 until 8:00 at the Kessler Funeral Home in Audubon, IA.

Service:
Funeral services will be conducted by Pastor Paul Sorlien on Friday, April 4, 2008 at 10:30 A.M. at Ebenezer Lutheran Church west of Audubon, IA.