Keith Orville Jones

Keith Orville Jones, 77, of Perry, formerly of Linden, Iowa was born on April 18, 1940 to Orville Bernard Jones and Elva Belle Davis Jones, at their home, Lincoln Township, Dallas County, Iowa. Keith died June 9, 2017 at Iowa Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. Services were held Saturday June 17, 2017 at 10:00 a.m. at Hastings Funeral Home in Perry, Iowa. Visitation was Friday June 16, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. also at Hastings Funeral Home. Family was present from 5:00 p.m. to 7 p.m. Officiating the service was Chaplain Terry Wilkinson, Tyson Foods Perry, Iowa. Casket bearers were Tony Jones, Kenneth Jones, Kris Corrigan, Thomas Corrigan, Gordy Laird, and Randy Schuhardt. Honorary bearers were Steve Morrell, Scott Morrell, Leland Schuhardt, Michael Helveston, Shawn lane, Donald McChesney, Rene Saenz, and Bryan Bielfelt. Music provided was Go Rest High on That Mountain and Amazing Grace. Interment was in the Prairie Center Cemetery, Linden, Iowa. A time of lunch and fellowship was held after the service at the cemetery. Keith grew up in Linden and attended the Washington Township School. He lived and worked on the family farm. In 1965 Keith began working at Oscar Mayer, which later became IBP, and then Tyson, where he was working at the time of his death. Most of his adult life was lived in Perry. He enjoyed car shows, car races, NASCAR, TV Westerns, visiting, going to breakfast with Gordy and others. He especially liked any activity which involved Anna Saenz, his adopted granddaughter. Keith was a member of the former Moose Lodge. Keith was preceded in death by his parents Orville and Elva Jones and his companion Dorothy Lane. Survivors include sister, Flossie Morrell, (Kenneth) Adel, Iowa, brother's Gordon Jones (Katherine Moore) of Perry, Iowa and Dale Jones of Jefferson, Iowa. Anna Saenz, Prairie City, Iowa. Nieces, nephews, and cousins. Friends, Shawn (Tiara) Lane, Heather Corrigan, Bryan Bielfelt, Thomas Corrigan, Elizabeth Corrigan, Shawn Jr. and Wyatt, Mike and Hollie Helveston, Donald McChesney, Stephanie McChesney, and Amber Carmicheal. Memorials in his name may be sent to Hastings Funeral Home, Box 204, 1417 2nd St., Perry, Iowa 50220. 515 465-4691 www.hastingsfh.com