Donald Jones

1935-2022

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Donald G. Jones, 86, Owensville, passed away Saturday, May 14, 2022, at Mercy Hospital in Washington.

He was born Aug. 20, 1935, to Eugene and Etta (Shockley) Jones in Maries County.

He was united in marriage to Anna Mae Ringeisen, April 3, 1955, at Crossroads Baptist Church in Bland.

Donald enjoyed collecting things, especially rocks, and fixing and restoring old cars. He was a member of the Assembly of God Church in Owensville.

He was preceded in death by parents Eugene and Zelma Jones and Alfred and Etta Rowe; son Donald Jones, Jr.; brothers and twin brother Ronald Jones, Charles Jones, David Rowe, and Mack Ridenhour; and sisters Florence Wells, Jessie Jones, Carmelita Jones, and Mary Ann Wells Thompson.

He is survived by wife Anna Jones of their home; son Michael Jones and wife Teresa of Owensville; daughter Julie Aytes and husband Danny of Owensville; brother Gary Wayne Jones of Belle; sisters Sylvia Dudley of Sullivan, Linda Fuhrmann of Jackson, and Dixie Kriete of Owensville; half-siblings Roy Jones and wife Kerri of Belle, Roger Jones and wife Donna of Gerald, Danny Jones and wife Jan of Bland, Jimmie Jones and wife Nancy of Owensville, Judy Bray of Jefferson City, Martha Jane “Janie” Reeves and husband John of Hayden, Larry Rowe and wife Debbie of Meta, and Danny Rowe of Vienna; grandchildren Brittany Viehmann and husband Richard, Abigail Watson and husband Josiah, Maria Aytes, Bradley Aytes and wife Elaina, and J.T. Aytes; and seven great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandson.

Visitation will be Wednesday (today), May 18, from 4–8 p.m. at Gottenstroeter Chapel, Owensville.

Funeral services will be Thursday, May 19, at 11:00 a.m. at Gottenstroeter Funeral Home Chapel, Owensville, with Pastor Les Dority officiating. Burial will be at Countryside Memorial Gardens, Owensville.