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| Johnnie Lynn Jones |
A celebration of life for Johnnie Lynn Jones will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday May 17 at Waldo Funeral Home.
Rev. Mark Fletcher of the Elmont Baptist Church will officiate. Burial will follow at Hall Cemetery with Randy Luster, Chris Luster, Christopher Bailey, Ryan Grounds, Zack Gillard, and Calob Gann serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be all Tyson Maintenance Crew members.Johnnie, 53, lost his 3-year battle with pancreatic cancer on Monday May 14, 2012 at his home in Howe.
He graduated from Howe schools in 1977 and earned an associate's degree from Grayson County College in Manufacturing Technology.
On November 2, 1979, Johnnie married Carolyn Winn in Howe, Texas.
He was employed by Tyson Foods, Inc. in Sherman.
Johnnie was an avid outdoorsman, a life member of the NRA, and a member of the Team R&R Fishing Club.
Johnnie will be remembered by his family as an amazing father and husband.
He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Carolyn Winn Jones of Howe; three daughters, Katrina Jones and her children, Emmaleigh, Konnor, and Gage, all of Howe, Danielle Hurst and husband Blake and their son Tripp, all of Howe, and Heather Gibson of Sherman; father, J.W. Jones of Howe; sister, Patty Wiggins and her husband Calvin, and their children, Marcy Wiggins and her daughter, Tori, and Leslie Wiggins and her boyfriend Bruce Blevins, all of Howe; sister, Deborha Womack and her children, Kelly Gann and wife Carie and their children, Kallie, Calob, and Charity, all of Howe, Lacey Sartor and her children, Ethan, Montana, and Landon of Sherman, and Dustin Womack and his daughters, Alexia and Katie Lynn; brother, James Jones of Howe; his best friend, Curtis Luster and wife Pam of Whitewright; and many aunts, uncles, and cousins.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Lena Jones, his paternal and maternal grandparents, and several aunts, uncles, and cousins.
The family received friends from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday at Waldo Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to PanCan.org or to the Tyson Foods' Relay for Life Team.
The register book can be signed online at waldofuneralhome.com.
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