Robert J. “Bob” Jones
Robert J. “Bob” Jones
Washington
Robert J. “Bob” Jones, 89, of Washington, Iowa, died Sunday, February 5, 2023 in Mission, Texas.
The celebration of life services will be held at the Jones – Eden Funeral Home at 11am on Saturday 1st July 2023. The family will receive friends one hour before the service and during a luncheon after the service. Interment with full military honors will take place at Hillcrest Cemetery after lunch. A general memorial has been established. Online condolences can be sent for Bob’s family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
Bob was born on October 17, 1933 in Brighton, Iowa, the son of Dale Wesley and Mildred Ferne (Dunbar) Jones. He graduated from Brighton High School in 1952. Bob was married to Shirley A. Burlingame on July 10, 1993, at Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Bob served with honors in the US Army from 1954 to 1956.
Bob lived in Brighton, Iowa before moving to Washington, Iowa in 1993. Since 1995 he has spent the winter in Mission, Texas. Bob then went into partnership forming Brighton Ag. He was also a Kent Feed trader for many years. Bob belonged to the American Legion in Brighton. He enjoyed playing fast-pitch softball for many years after high school.
Leaves behind his wife, Shirley of Washington, Iowa; daughter, Pamela Jones Edwards and husband Teryl of Dysart, Iowa; son, Doug Jones and wife Stacey of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; stepdaughter, Mindy Roberts of Overland Park, Kansas; stepson, Jon Burlingame of Washington, Iowa; four grandchildren; five great-grandchildren, six grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Carolyn Fay Eyestone; and a great-grandson.
