Carey Elton Jones

1925 - 2016

Carey Elton Jones obituary, 1925-2016

BORN

1925

DIED

2016

FUNERAL HOME

Cook-Walden Funeral Home

6100 North Lamar

Austin, Texas

Carey Jones Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Oct. 10, 2016.

Carey Elton Jones passed away on October 8, 2016 in Austin, Texas at the age of 91. He was born on February 23, 1925 to Carey and Ethel Jones.

Carey is survived by his wife of 59 years, Dorothy Jane; son Bill Jones and wife, Dana of Leander, TX; daughter Martha Garner and husband Sam of Austin, TX; grandchildren, Aubrey and Mollie Jones of Odessa, TX, Travis and Jennifer Jones of Cypress, TX, Garrett and Kim Garner of Houston, TX, Hayden Garner of Grand Prairie, TX, Trevor Garner and Logan Garner of Austin, TX. Great-grandchildren; Natalie, Abigail, Sarah, Presley and Grayson Jones; Elton's sister, Joyce Heickman of Cedar Park, TX, a multitude of nieces and nephews and many, many friends.

Elton was preceded in death by his infant daughter, Kerry Jane Jones, parents, Carey and Ethel Jones and sisters, Billie Smith, Opal Cotton and Ruth Unger.

Elton and Dorothy dearly loved their church family at Northwest Baptist Church. Elton served as a Deacon for over 60 years, directed and taught in the Faith Sunday School Class, and served and chaired several committees. He was passionate about visiting those in the hospital and nursing home and ministering to their families. He especially loved babies and children and was often found rocking babies or playing with children in the nursery.

Friends are invited to a visitation with the family from 4:00-7:00 pm on Thursday, the 13th of October 2016, at Cook-Walden Funeral Home, 6100 North Lamar Boulevard, Austin, Texas.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Friday, 14th of October 2016, at Northwest Baptist Church, 6301 Woodrow Ave, Austin, TX 78757. Interment will follow at 2:00 pm in Cook-Walden Capital Parks, Pflugerville, Texas.

For more information or to share condolence with the family, please visit www.cookwaldenfuneralhome.com.

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October 16, 2016

Victor Pena

Dear Bill and Dana,

Bertie and I are so very sad to hear about your father passing away last week. Our prayers and condolences go out to all in the Jones family.

Bill you always had very good words to say about your Daddy, even though I just met him a couple of times over the years. He will always the the man, I respected and thought of from time to time when someone was not being fair with me.

Thank you for the years of friendship.

Love Always, Vic and Bertie

October 14, 2016

Joe McSpadden

Dear Sam and Martha:
I am so sorry for your loss...I remember Elton so well for his loyalty and concern for Logan when he was riding. Nancy and everyone at ROCK remember him and send you and your family our deepest sympathies and wish you and the whole family well in this difficult time. Love, Joe McSpadden

October 13, 2016

he was such a sweet man.
love, nancyberry

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Oct

13

Visitation

4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Cook-Walden Funeral Home

6100 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78752

Oct

14

Funeral service

11:00 a.m.

Northwest Baptist Church

6301 Woodrow Ave, Austin, TX

Oct

14

Interment

2:00 p.m.

Cook-Walden Capital Parks

Pflugerville, TX

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Cook-Walden Funeral Home

6100 North Lamar, Austin, TX 78752

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