Harold H. "Shorty" Jones Obituary (1937 - 2020)

Harold H. "Shorty" Jones, 83, of Colfax, Illinois, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2020, at home surrounded by his family. Cremation rites have been accorded. A private burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs, Illinois. Memorial donations may be made to the family for future use for Witt-Webber-Carrell Post 617 Arrowsmith American Legion. Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Shorty was born May 26, 1937, to Roy and Elaine Dyson Jones. He married Velma Scott on February 26, 1956. She survives. He married Nancy Cassaday on September 20, 1985, in Nashville, Tennessee. She survives. He is survived by his three daughters, Carolyn Dollarhide of Le Roy, Illinois; Sheila (Randy) May of Mahomet, Illinois; and Teresa (Paul) Masters of San Tan Valley, Arizona; one son, Jeffrey (Nidia) Jones of Puerto Rico; stepdaughters, Toni Cassaday of Le Roy, Illinois; Cheryl (Mark Short) Cassaday of Washington; and Sandy (Matt) Draper of Colfax, Illinois; fourteen grandchildren; fifteen great-grandchildren; brothers, Butch (Joyce) Jones of Downs, Illinois; Len (Diana) Jones of Downs, Illinois; and Joe (Marty) Jones of Bloomington, Illinois; and sister, Jerri (Dennis) Barron of Le Roy, Illinois. He was preceded in death by three sisters, Juanita, Frankie and Jan. Shorty was an U.S. Army veteran. He was a member and commander of the Witt-Webber-Carrell Post 617 Arrowsmith American Legion. He belonged to the Local 63 Carpenters Union. Shorty's love was playing music. He sang and played guitar for his country/country rock bands, Plug Nickel and White Lightning.