- Date Of Birth: May 10, 1938
- Date Of Death: December 28, 2019
- State: Colorado
Vernon Dale Jones, 81, passed away on December 28, 2019 at Aspen Ridge Alzheimer’s Care. Vernon was born on 5/10/38 to George Edward and Glessie Mae (Miracle) Jones in Grand Junction Colorado where he lived his entire life. Vernon attended and graduated from Central High School and played semi pro baseball for a short time. He married Norma, the love of his life, in 1958. He then worked for the Atomic Energy Commission for 10 years and attended trade school. He also served for 10 years in the Army National Guard and was a lieutenant upon his honorable discharge. To complete his career, Vernon worked for Mountain Bell for 30 years before retiring.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers John and Wayne, and a son, Dale Jones. He is survived by his wife, Norma (Freshour) Jones, children Kerrilee (Donald) Overmeyer, Craig Jones, Lynette (Daniel) Overmeyer and sister Twila (Ronald) Crist. Vernon has 8 grandchildren, Anitra (Kurt) Cox, Amanda (Nicholas) Kimball, Curtis (Kate) Jones, Allan Overmeyer, Kristin (Alissa) Neill, Kelly Donaldson, Karleen (Kenneth) Day, and Eileen (Alessio) DeMonte. Vernon also has 15 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
