Curtis Jones

Curtis Jones of Glen Ellyn since 1976 A memorial service for Curtis Jones, 79, will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, May 20, at the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, 520 E. Roosevelt Road in Wheaton. Interment will be held privately in the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery. The memorial visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, May 19, at the church. Born June 18, 1928, in Aberdeen, Miss., to Robert Lee and Mattie Jones, he died Thursday, May 15, 2008, at the Edward Hospital in Naperville. Curtis was a veteran of the Army. He worked for 30 years at Turco Products and ended his career as assistant plant manager in Rockdale, Ill., three years with Precision Brand Products in Downers Grove as the plant manager, and nine years at Walton March in Highland Park as a traffic manager. Curtis and his wife, Carolyn, made their home in Joliet from 1951 to 1976, before moving to Glen Ellyn. Curtis met the love of his life in high school and married Carolyn in 1951. They were married for 56 years. He was a beloved husband, loving father, and true and loyal friend to many. He loved golfing, hunting, nature and the outdoors, and loved getting together with his friends. Curtis was an active member of the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church, where he was a member of the Homebuilders Sunday School Class. He is survived by his wife, Claudia Carolyn Jones; three children, Michael Curtis (Janey) Jones of Joliet, Tina Carole (Brian) Stout of Colorado Springs, Colo. and Joseph Edward (Nancy) Jones of DeKalb; eight grandchildren, Ami, Aaron (Lyn), Kevin (Jennifer), Jeannine (Garrett), Megan (Jon), Amy, Eric and Lesley one great-granddaughter, Taylor Marie; and sisters, Mary Lee Tierman and Elizabeth Wilkins. He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Robert; and sisters, Mary Jane Murphy and Mabel Franks. The family requests, in lieu of flowers, memorial gifts be directed to the Benevolent Fund of the Wheaton Evangelical Free Church or the Mayo Clinic Donation Department, Cancer Research, 200 First St. SW, Rochester, MN 55905-9817. Arrangements were made by Hultgren Funeral Home, Wheaton. Information and guest book is available at hultgrenfh.com or call 630-668-0027.