Leroy Franklin "Roy" Jones
Marriages
Alice Valentine - March 13, 1953
Obituaries
The Daily Sentinel page 5A - January 7, 2023
Roy F. Jones of Grand
Junction passed away
December 18, 2022 at the
age of 95. Roy was born
January 15, 1927 to Frank
and Mildred Jones of
Inglewood, California. In
January of 1945, he cut his senior year short to join the
Navy. He served on the USS Salvo Island in the Pacific.
After discharging from the Navy in 1947, he used his GI
bill to attend junior college in St. George, Utah, where
he studied auto mechanics.
In the winter of 1952, Roy visited Aspen, Colorado, for
the first time and fell in love with skiing and Colorado.
In 1953, while living in Los Angeles, California, he met
Alice Valentine. After a month of dating, he knew she
was the one for him. The two were married March 13,
1953, and as a wedding gift, Roy gave Alice a pair of ski
boots. They honeymooned in Aspen.
While living in Los Angeles, Roy and Alice welcomed
two sons. In the fall of 1958, they moved their family to
Colorado. Roy worked as an auto mechanic and later
as a sales person for Snap-on Tools. He was at home
on the slopes of Colorado, skiing until the age of 87.
His other hobbies included photography, reading war
history, listening to jazz, and classic car restoration. At
the age of 77, Roy restored his beloved 1949 Oldsmobile
Rocket 88. For 17 years, he could be found at car shows
throughout Colorado and Utah. He enjoyed working
with his hands, quietly imparting his skills, and gently
sharing his wisdom with his sons and grandchildren. Roy
was preceded in death by his wife of 69 years, Alice; He
is survived by his sons, John (Liz) of Grand Junction,
Colorado and Craig (Margie) Jones of Stillwater, MN:
grandchildren, Katie (Jared) Johnson, Trevor (Melody)
Jones, and Erik Jones; great grandchildren, Elsie,
Addison, Lavender, Ella, and Nathan.
