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Clyde E. Jones

Born: February 19, 1917    Rural South Bend, Nebraska Died: May 15, 2009           Ashland, Nebraska     Services: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 2:00 PM United Methodist Church, Ashland, Nebraska Interment with Military Honors American Legion Post #129 Ashland Cemetery, Ashland, Nebraska Visitation: Monday, May 18,  2009 6:00-8:00 PM at Marcy Mortuary, Ashland, Nebraska Memorials: United Methodist Church, Ashland, Nebraska

Clyde was the sixth  child of  William and  Etta  (Miller) Jones. He attended a rural school near South Bend through the eighth grade. During his younger years, Clyde was an enthusiastic hunter and fisherman. He was united in marriage to Ruth L. Holliday on November 5, 1941 in Wahoo, Nebraska. Clyde entered the United States Navy on Nov. 19, 1942 and served during World War II on several naval supply ships in the Atlantic. He received duties which also included operating the ships gunnery, and was honorably discharged on October 9, 1945 as a Seaman, First Class, V6 USNR. After the war, he returned to farm in the South Bend area for nine years.   In 1955, Clyde and Ruth moved to their home in Ashland where he worked for the Rock Quarry, operating the crusher. Clyde also was employed for the State of Nebraska at the Greenwood Interchange Scale as an officer and worked at Campbell’s Farm Supply Store in Ashland.

Clyde and Ruth retired in 1978 and moved to Florida where they enjoyed fishing and all the citrus crops for twelve years.   To be closer to family, they moved to Mt. Vernon, MO, where they stayed for eighteen years. Recently, they moved back to the Ashland area.

Clyde was preceded in death by his parents; brothers Clinton, John, Lester, Lloyd; sisters Mildred, Hazel, Blanche, Mary, Pearl and Doris.

He is survived by his wife Ruth of 67 years, and brother in law Ben Bornman and many nieces and nephews.