~ IN MEMORY ~
USAF veteran, WC/RW/NWA Capt. Vernon Elmer
"Vern" Jones
January 1, 1939 - May 5, 2022
….notice of passing…..Captain Jones joined West
Coast Airlines 10-18-1965.
https://fernhillfuneral.com/book-of-memories/4926205/Jones-Vernon/index.php
Obituary : Vernon ‘Vern’ Elmer Jones, 83, longtime
Westport resident and former commercial airline pilot, died May 5, 2022 at
Summit Pacific Medical Center in Elma, WA.
Vern was born on January 1, 1939 to Ralph Irwin
and Irene Elizabeth (Reisbick) Jones in Portland, OR. He grew up in Portland
and graduated from Cleveland High School in 1956. He then went to University of
Portland and graduated in 1961 with his Bachelor’s in Engineering. It was also
during this time that he married Nancy Marie O’Donnell on June 5, 1960 in
Portland.
He joined the Air Force following graduation and
they moved to Selma, Alabama for his pilot training and after 13 months he was
stationed at McCord AFB in Tacoma, WA for the next 5 years. They then moved to
Vancouver, WA for a year and then in 1969, they moved to Westport, WA where
they have lived since.
Following his Honorable Discharge from the Air
Force, Vern went to work flying for West Coast Airlines in 1965 flying a DC-9.
They later became Hughes Airlines, then Republic Airlines and then Northwest
Airlines and eventually Delta Airlines. He retired on January 1, 1995, having
been Captain of a 757.
Vern was a member of the Oaksridge Men’s Golf
Club, Mid Washington Senior Golf Assoc., Pacific Flyway Decoy Assoc., Ward
Museum of Wildlife Art, Columbia Flyway Wildlife Assoc and HAW/RARE Retired
Airline Employees Assoc.
He enjoyed woodcarving, skiing, snowboarding,
hunting, fishing and was an avid golfer. His enjoyment was spending time with
his family and sharing his hobbies with his sons and grandchildren.
Vern is survived by his wife of 61 years, Nancy
Jones of Westport, WA; two sons: Tom (Lana) Jones of Ketchikan, Alaska and
Jerry (Roberta) Jones of Westport, WA; a brother Harvey Jones of Portland, OR;
5 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren.
There will be a funeral service for Vern on Monday
May 16th at Noon in Fern Hill Funeral Home’s chapel, followed by a reception in
Fern Hill’s Dorothy Mann Reception Hall. Entombment with Military Honors will
follow the reception at Fern Hill Cemetery, Aberdeen, WA.
The family would like donations to be made to:
South Beach Regional Fire Authority, In memory of Vern Jones, P.O. Box 1195,
Westport, WA 98595. They would also like to thank Summit Pacific Medical for
all the kind care Vern received while there.
Arrangements are entrusted to Twibell’s Fern Hill
Funeral Home in Aberdeen, WA.
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