Trevor Douglas Jones

Latham -- Trevor Douglas Jones, 68, of Latham and Stony Creek, known by all as Doug, died on Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005, at St. Mary's Hospital in Troy.

Born in Troy on Nov. 23, 1937, Mr. Jones was the son of the late Arthur Douglas Jones and Isabelle Garvie Jones.

He was raised in Watervliet and was a 1955 graduate of Watervliet High School. Following high school, Mr. Jones entered into a cooperative program with Hudson Valley Community College and the Bendix Corporation in Green Island, for which he received an associate's degree from the college and permanent employment with Bendix.

A member of the 109th Airlift Wing of the Air National Guard in Scotia, his employment with Bendix was interrupted in 1961, when he was called from inactive duty to serve his country with the Air Force during the Berlin Crisis of 1961. While in service, Mr. Jones served overseas as a crew chief aboard C-97 Stratofreighters and was later honorably discharged with the rank of sergeant.

He returned home and to his job with Bendix, where he worked until his retirement in 1988. He later worked in a part- time capacity, in customer service, for the former Garden Way Co. in Troy until its closing.

Mr. Jones was a former member of the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, the Maplewood Post of the American Legion, the Polaris Mountain Hunting Club of Newcomb, the Stony Creek Senior Citizens and was an honorary member of the Watervliet Chapter of the Ancient Order of Hibernians.

He was the beloved husband of Margaret Anselment Jones, to whom he was married on March 4, 1962; much loved father of Douglas J. (Mary Ann) Jones of Latham, Ellen (Peter) Cappellino of Manhattan and David A. Jones of Latham; cherished grandfather of Anna and Trevor Jones and Carl and Amelia Cappellino; dear brother-in-law of George and Kathy Anselment of Clifton Park. Also surviving are a niece, nephew and several cousins.

Funeral services will be at 9:30 a.m. from the Parker Brothers Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet, on Saturday and at 10 a.m. at Our Lady of the Assumption Church, Latham, where a Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated by the Very Rev. Joseph E. Anselment and the Rev. Geoffrey D. Burke.

Interment will follow at Memory's Garden, Colonie.

Relatives and friends are invited and may also call at the funeral home on Friday from 3 to 7 p.m.

Doug loved the Adirondack Mountains, the people of that region and their folklore and was especially sensitive to their needs. To honor his memory, the family respectfully requests that in lieu of flowers, any donations be made to St. Cecilia's Church Building Fund (Warrensburg), or to the North Country Ministry Emergency Fuel Fund, c/o Parker Brothers Memorial, 2013 Broadway, Watervliet, NY, 12189.

For directions and online guest registry, please visit www.parkerbrosmemorial.com.