JONES, Maurice LeBaron (Maury)

The White Mountain Independent, Show Low, Arizona ~ 06/05/2015 Maurice LeBaron Jones, or “Maury” as he was affectionately known, died late Saturday, May 30, 2015. He was 88. Maurice was born March 11, 1927, to Dudley LeBaron Jones and Milda Farr. He grew up in the Binghamton community near Tucson. He attended school there, where he played clarinet in the band, enjoyed Scouts and primary and had many good friends. At age 19 Maurice proudly served his country in the Armed Forces and the National Guard, stationed in Korea. Soon after returning he looked up a certain young woman by the name of Millie and asked her out. They were engaged on Valentine’s Day and married a few months later June 3, 1947 in the Mesa Temple. He worked for the U.S. Postal Service in both Tucson and Anaheim, Calif. He later sold cars for a couple different dealerships in the town of Holbrook for 35 years. People would come from miles around to buy a car from Maury Jones because he was honest and treated them with care. He loved woodworking, fishing, raised some incredible gardens, enjoyed photography and oil painting and instilled his love of art in some of his children and grandchildren. He was very active and served faithfully in his church as a stake patriarch and a temple sealer. He was in the Bishopric for seven years and taught various classes. He saw good in everyone he came in contact with and had many friends. Maurice is survived by his wife, Helen Millie Nelson, and six of the children, Douglas Wayne Jones of Mesa; Steven Lamar Jones (Marla Ashcroft) of Mesa; Debra Lee Jones (Steven Lyle Maxwell) of Holbrook; Joseph Dean Jones (Martha Rush) of Woodenville Wash.; Robert Leon Jones of Snowflake; and Rachael Elizabeth Jones of Holbrook; along with 27 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Maurice was preceded in death by his parents, Dudley LeBaron Jones and Milda Farr Jones, and his son, John Allen Jones. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. with a visitation one hour prior Friday, June 5, at the Holbrook LDS Stake Center by Michael Ferguson of the Little Colorado Ward. Concluding service will follow at the Woodruff Cemetery. Owens Livingston Mortuary of Holbrook handled arrangements. For those who have special memories and would like to send private condolences or sign an online guest book, visit www.owenslivingstonmortuary.