Bobby Garth Jones

1936 - 2007  (71 years)

• Name	Bobby Garth Jones
  Born	23 Sep 1936	Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	10 Oct 2007	Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA
  Person ID	I3812	Cody LeBlanc's Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Sep 2015

  
  

  Family	G.C. Crnkovic
  Children	+ 1. C.E. Jones + 2. K.C. Jones
  Last Modified	21 Oct 2022
  Family ID	F1490	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 23 Sep 1936 - Longview, Gregg County, Texas, USA Died - 10 Oct 2007 - Groves, Jefferson County, Texas, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Bobby Garth Jones
  		Bobby Garth Jones 1953 Longview High School Yearbook Photo Longview, Texas, USA Junior
  		Bobby Garth Jones 1954 Longview High School Yearbook Photo Longview, Texas, USA Senior DE Club

  
  

  Documents		At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.
  		Obituary of Bobby Garth Jones Published in The Longview News Journal on October 13, 2007

  
  

• Notes

  Death Notice: Bobby Garth Jones, 71, of Groves died Oct. 10, 2007, Levingston Funeral Home, Groves. (Published in the The Beaumont Enterprise on October 11, 2007) Obituary: Bobby G. Jones, 71, passed away on Wednesday, October 10, 2007, at home, with his family at his side after battling brain cancer for two years. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, October 15, 2007, at Lakeview Funeral Home in Longview. He was born September 23, 1936, at his home in Longview, and he was a lifelong resident there, having graduated from Longview High School and Kilgore Junior College. After 20 years in research and development at Texas Eastman, he left to start his own business, Bob's Custom Pools. He later expanded his contracting business into Jones Construction Specialties and continued until illness forced his retirement. He was well-known both for his quality of work and for standing behind it. Mr. Jones was a member of Masonic Lodge No. 404, Scottish Rite and Sharon Temple Shrine. He worked on behalf of the Shriner's Hospitals for Children in Shreveport, Louisiana, and Galveston, having organized blood drives and participated in fundraisers. He was preceded in death by his father, Archie I. Jones; mother, Bess Kepler; sister and brother-in-law, Billy and Bill Schultz; and two brothers, Archie Jones Jr. and Clayton Jones. He is survived by his wife of 44 years, Ginger Jones; son, Clayton Jones of Longview; daughter, Kasey Dickens and husband, Shane Dickens; grandchildren, Shalyn and Kaylee Dickens, and Cory Jones; nephews and wives, Artie and Donna Schultz of Garland, David and Kim Schultz, and Steve and Cindy Schultz, both of Plano; four great-nephews and great-nieces; and five great-great-nieces. In remembrance of Bob, friends may make memorial contributions to: M.D. Anderson Cancer Institute, P.O. Box 297153, Houston, TX 77297; or Shriner's Hospital for Children, 815 Market St., Gavleston, TX 77550=9969. Online condolences may be offered at www.mem.com. (Published in The Longview News Journal on October 13, 2007)