This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Jones, Adams, Atkinson, Olson Classification: Obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/Qg.2ADE/201 Message Board Post: The Standard Examiner Tue, Oct 30, 2001 Vernon A. Jones, 90, of Malad, passed away Sunday, October 28, 2001 in the Oneida County Long Term Care Facility of natural causes. He was born September 27, 1911 in Malad, Idaho, a son of John A. and Mary Adams Jones. He was raised and educated in Malad. He married Zelma Atkinson on December 2, 1931. Their marriage was later sealed on June 5, 1935 in the Salt Lake Temple. Zelma died on November 16, 1989. He then married Carol Olson on November 8, 1990. He was a well known and respected farmer and rancher in Malad and Downey. Vernon had a great love for horses, dancing, and baseball. He always played first base. He always felt his biggest accomplishment was his family. He is survived by his wife Carol Olson Jones; one daughter, Connie (Ned) Lewis of Malad; two sons, Vernon Ronley (Debra) Jones of Malad; Randy A. (Jane) Jones of Malad. Two stepsons, Kenneth (Debbie) Olson of Sandy and Michael (Lynette) Olson of Afton; seven grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and ten great-great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife Zelma, and parents; four sisters and three brothers. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 31, 2001 at the new Stake Center in Malad. Friends may call at the Horsley Funeral Home Tuesday, October 30, 2001 between 6 to 8 p.m. and on Wednesday 11 to 11:45 a.m. prior to service. Burial will be in the Malad Cemetery.