Chester Alfred "Chet" Jones
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 7B - December 2, 2020
Chester Alfred
Jones
June 17, 1924 - October 25, 2020
Chester Alfred Jones passed
away on October 25, 2020, in
Homosassa Springs, Florida, at
the age of 96.
Chet was born on June 17,
1924, to Rosina Katherine and
Alfred Chester Jones in Paterson,
NJ. He attended Passaic, NJ,
public schools. He joined the
U.S. Navy in 1942 and served for a little over three years, of which
two were in the South Pacific with the U.S. Marines as a Corpsman.
He was involved in the campaigns on Guadalcanal, Saipan and
Tinian. He was later called back to active duty in the Navy during
the Korean War. After being honorable discharged from the Navy
he was employed by Hewitt Robins Division of Litton Industries
where he served as an Industrial Buyer, Purchasing Agent and Sales
Manager. He retired from H.R. in 1986.
Chet married his bride, of 64 years, Audrey Caroline Jensen, on
July 6,1947, and they had five children, Douglas, David, Daniel,
Susan, and Dustyn. They had nine grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
He and Audrey moved from Clifton, NJ, to Grand Junction
in 1990. Chet had been active in Boy Scouts since 1957 and he
immediately became active in Western Colorado council, starting
first as Charter Representative for Troop 345 sponsored by the
First Presbyterian Church in Grand Junction. Next as a Unit
Commissioner, District Camping Committee, Assistant District
Commissioner, and as Lodge Adviser for Mic-O-Say Lodge # 541
Order of the Arrow. Chet was a two-time recipient of the Warren
Hall Award for outstanding adult leadership. He earned the Order
of The Arrow Vigil Honor and the National Order of the Arrow
Founders Award. Other volunteer activities included driver for the
Foster Grandparent Program, serving on and later Chairing the
Grand Junction Forth of July Parade Committee and taught the
AARP 55 Alive Driving program. Volunteered over 13 years in
VA Hospital with more than 3500 hours of service and about 6500
hours for Grand Junction Retired Senior Volunteer Program.
He was preceded in passing by wife, Audrey; sons, Daniel and
Dustyn, and grandson, Caleb. He is survived by Douglas and Debra
Jones, Grand Junction; David and Terese Jones, Lecanto, FL; Susan
Buckland, Te Anau, NZ; eight grandchildren, and nine greatgrandchildren.
Funeral service at Western Slope Veterans Cemetery is pending
