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On Thursday, March 7, with his family at his side, Jean C. Jones lost his long battle with cancer.
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Services will be at the Winslow Funeral Home at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, March 19. Interment will be at Desert View Cemetery following service.
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Jean was born Jan. 4, 1944, to Louis and Martha Jones in Stillwell, Okla. He was raised in Winslow and at the age of 17, joined the United States Air Force where he served four years. He then moved to Phoenix and worked as a cameraman at Channel 3 and attended Phoenix College earning his associate of arts degree.
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In 1974, he moved back to Winslow and went to work for AT&SF Railway (BNSF Railway) retiring in 2006 with 32 years of service.
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Jean loved family, enjoyed skiing, golfing, reading and walking as well as traveling.
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He is survived by his wife and best friend, Gale M. Jones; daughter, Martha Jones Recht; son, Travis C. (Denise) Clarke; brothers, Keith (Ann) Jones and Earl Jones; brothers-in-laws, Michael (Tanja) Olmstead and Greg (Eppie) Olmstead; sister-in-law; Diana Lynn Galbreath; five grandchildren, Brady (Amanda) McCauley, Lauren (Jonathan) McCauley, Sydney Clarke, Dylan Recht and Carson Recht; and five great-grandchildren and many nieces, nephews and friends.
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Jean is preceded in death by his parents; son, Troy Clarke; sister, Louise Fairburn; and brothers John Jones and Leland (Barbara) Jones. He will be greatly missed.
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Greer’s Mortuary of Winslow handled the arrangements.
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