ORVAL "JOHN" JONES

Orval John Jones 1932 ~ 2010 BOUNTIFUL- Orval "John" Jones passed away, Monday, August 30, 2010 peacefully at home surrounded by family after a lingeringillness. He was born September 25, 1932 in American Fork, Utah, the youngest child of William Henry and Edna Canfield Jones. John grew up in American Fork until the age of 14 when he moved with his family to Mesquite, Nevada, to help his father build homes. He graduated from Virgin Valley High School in Bunkerville, Nevada in 1950, and continued working with his father in the construction trade. In 1951 he met his Sweetheart, Muriel Amy McMullin, who had traveled from Hurricane, Utah to Mesquite, Nevada for the summer to work. They were married on June 4, 1952, in the St. George LDS Temple. John was drafted into the Army in November of 1952 and served with distinction in the Korean War. He was in the 7th Infantry Division and was involved in the battle of Pork Chop Hill. He returned from Korea in 1953 after the cease fire and finished his service in California. John and Amy moved to Bountiful, Utah in 1955 with their two sons where he worked in home construction. After building a home in Bountiful, the family was joined by two more sons. He worked in the home construction business for many years, building many homes in south Davis County. He graduated from Stevens Heneger College with an Associate's Degree in accounting. From November 1967 to March 1969, he worked as ranch foreman at Redd Ranches in La Sal, Utah. He returned back to Bountiful and resumed his career as a builder. After leaving construction, he worked for a cabinet shop where he helped restore pioneer village after it had been moved to Lagoon in Farmington, Utah. While with the cabinet shop, he also worked in the LDS Church Administration Building, the historic Salt Lake Tabernacle, and the Salt Lake Temple. Leaving the cabinet shop, he went to work for the Lagoon Corporation in 1978. He retired from Lagoon in 1998. He always enjoyed woodworking projects for his family and close friends. He was a gifted artisan and craftsman with careful attention to detail. That attention to detail was evident in the raising of his sons. His hobby was keeping a tidy and beautifully landscaped yard for his family to enjoy. He was a faithful and valiant member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, serving in many Church callings, including as counselor in two bishoprics, a branch president, and a member of the Bountiful Utah North Stake High Council. He used his talents and knowledge in helping in the construction of the Bountiful 13th Ward building when it was first built. Although he was unable to serve a full-time mission because of the Korean War, he served many years faithfully as a stake missionary, practicing the missionary discussions with his son. He set and achieved the goal of a full-time mission and a temple marriage for each his four sons. John and Amy served as ordinance workers in the Bountiful Temple for five years beginning with its dedication in 1995. They also served a Family History mission in the Joseph Smith Building in Salt Lake City. John and Amy were finally able to serve their full-time missions together in the Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Mission from September 2002 to March 2004. John is survived by his wife, sons John (Becky), David (Linda), Jim (Colleen), and Ken (Lisa), 18 grandchildren and 12 great-grand-children, one brother, William D. Jones, and two sisters, Ruth Lang, and Fern Godard. John was preceded in death by his father and mother and three brothers: Leslie, Kenneth, and Francis; and three sisters: Amanda Fawcett, Bessie Pierce Allen and Viola Taylor. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 3, 2010 at the Bountiful 13th Ward, 1365 North 650 East. A viewing will be held Thursday evening from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Russon Brothers Bountiful Mortuary, 295 North Main, and Friday morning 9:30-10:45 a.m. at the church prior to services. Interment- Bountiful City Cemetery. Online guest book at www.russonmortuary.com