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John D. Jones

1949 - 2016

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1949

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2016

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John Jones Obituary

John David Jones, 67, of McKeesport, formerly of Elizabeth Township, died Tuesday, March 29, 2016, at home. He was born Feb. 3, 1949, in McKeesport, and was the son of the late Dale and Vera Canova Jones. John was a retired electrician and was an Air Force veteran, serving during the Vietnam War. He is survived by brother, Raymond D. Jones, of Charleroi; sisters, Linda J. Szymczak, of Pittsburgh, and Della Gooding, of North Carolina; nephews, Raymond D. Jones Jr., Thomas R. Szymczak, Paul and Gary Gooding; and niece, Lanis Gooding.
Friends are welcome from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday, April 1, at the GILBERT FUNERAL HOME AND CREMATORY INC., 6028 Smithfield St., Boston, Elizabeth Township. Service will be held in at 1 p.m. Friday, April 1, the funeral home chapel with the Rev. Jody Dausey officiating. Military honors will follow the service. Private inurnment will be in the National Cemetery of the Alleghenies Columbarium in Bridgeville.
Condolences may be made at gilbertfuneralhomeandcrematory.com.

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Published by Pittsburgh Tribune Review from Mar. 31 to Apr. 1, 2016.

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April 1, 2016

So very sorry for your brother John passing. My dad Sammy Canova would of been saddened. He and John were close. Sorry I could not make the funeral..May the Lord be with all of you. Sincerely cousin Cindy canova.

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