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Ronald L. Jones

Ronald L. Jones

Ronald L. Jones, 83, of Fredericksburg, Texas, entered into the arms of his Lord and Savior on Dec. 26, 2020, at the VCU Medical Center, Richmond, Va.

Ronnie was born May 10, 1937, in Farrandsville, Pa., to the late Leon and Ruth Champion Jones. He graduated from Lock Haven High School in 1956. After graduation he entered the United States Air Force where he worked as a Military Working Dog Policeman and was stationed at many bases, including England.

When he left the Air Force, he returned to Lock Haven and married the love of his life, Jane Fye, in the Pilgrim Holiness church in Lock Haven on Dec. 9, 1960.

They enjoyed 58 1/2 years of marriage residing in such locations as South Williamsport, Jersey Shore, Germany, Orlando, Homestead and Jacksonville, Fla., and finally Fredericksburg, Texas.

Since his wife’s passing on April 24, 2019 in Fredericksburg, Texas, he had been residing between the homes of his two sons.

Ronnie was a meat cutter and enjoyed the outdoors. He loved going back to the Lock Haven and Farrandsville areas to hunt whitetail deer and wild turkeys. As an accomplished meat cutter, he enjoyed helping his friends cut up their deer correctly. He also enjoyed rose gardening and working outside.

He is survived by sons John Michael (Kimberly) of Quinton, Va., and Jeffrey (Melissa) of Wichita Falls, Texas, their grandchildren and great grandchildren. He is also survived by two sisters, Joann Allison, Jersey Shore, Pa., and Marilyn Bitner (William) of McElhattan and numerous nieces and nephews.

A memorial service is being planned at the Lighthouse Wesleyan Church, Jersey Shore, Pa., on May 16, 2021.