JIMMIE DEE JONES

GOLDEN CITY- Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday at Park Cemetery in Carthage for Jimmie Dee Jones, 78, Golden City, who died at 10:20 p.m. Tuesday, June 2, 2015, at Dade County Nursing Home in Greenfield. Larry Wheeler officiated.

Arrangements are under the direction of Pugh Funeral Home.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Golden City Fire Department, in care of the funeral home.

Survivors include his daughters, Dee Glenn and husband John and Carolyn Donnel and husband Mike, both of Greenfield; four grandchildren, Chris Glenn and wife Christen, Derek Glenn and wife Brook, Tiffany Burnette and husband Jeremy and Keisha Donnel and husband Derek and five great-grandchildren, Alyssa, Izabell, Wyatt, Elijah and Riley. Other family members, friends and neighbors will remember this kind and loving man.

Mr. Jones was born Dec. 11, 1936, in Carthage, to Alvin and Glessie (Miles) Jones. He had spent most of his life in the Golden City area after leaving Carthage, when he was in grade school. He owned Casey's Garage and Chris' Auto Parts and served as the auto mechanic until retirement after 50 years.

He served six years in the National Guard and was a member of the United Methodist Church in Golden City. He had served as fire chief, EMT and in many other capacities for the Golden City Fire Department. He enjoyed camping and gardening.

He married Christine Louise Chappell on May 5, 1972, at the United Methodist Church in Golden City. She died March 18, 2009.