Delbert Lee Jones Obituary (1937 - 2020)

Delbert Lee Jones 82 of DeWitt, Il. passed away 5:24 A.M. August 16, 2020 at Memorial Medical Center, Springfield, Il. Graveside services will be 1 PM, Friday, August 21, 2020 at Oak Park Cemetery, Clinton, IL with Rev. Jeff DeLaughter officiating and Military Honors. There will be no visitation. Calvert Funeral Home, Clinton, IL is in charge of arrangements. Memorials may be directed to the Salvation Army. Delbert was born October 12, 1937 in DeWitt, IL the son of Walter Robert and Susan Esthel (Mott) Jones. He married Reva Carter April 18, 1959. She passed away April 8, 2018. Survivors include a son, Gary (Deana) Jones, Pittsfield, IL; a daughter, Corina Shaw, Clinton, IL; a brother, Oscar Jones, Charleston, IL; sisters, Helen Colliver, Minonk, IL; Laura Etta (Jack) Colliver, Wapella, IL; Lilly (Butch) Green, Bloomington, IL; grandsons, Jason (Dawn) Jones, Nebraska; and Ryan Jones, Nebraska; and 4 Great-Grandchildren, Delbert was preceded in death by his parents, daughter, Trena Joann Jones; brothers, Walter Ray and Theodore Calvin; and sisters, Esther, Twila, and Donna. Delbert was a U S Army veteran serving from 1954 to 1957. He was a retired Union Carpenter and a truck driver.