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- The Herald Journal (Logan, UT)
May 1, 2008
Chester Nelson Jones, 86, passed away on April 30, 2008, in Logan, Utah, surrounded by his loving family.
Chester was born Feb. 16, 1922, in Harrison, Ark., son of Spinks and Josephine Jones. He married Norma Cheatham in Shell, Wyo., on Nov. 1, 1950. She preceded him in death.
He graduated from Basin High School in Basin, Wyo. He served honorably in the United States Army Air Corp in WWII, where he completed 51 missions and received the Air Medal and three oak leaf clusters. He had a long career in the natural gas industry in Montana and Wyoming as a compressor operator and field superintendent. He retired from Williston Basin Pipeline Company March 1, 1987, after 33 years. He enjoyed gardening and collecting unique plants. He enjoyed trips in the outdoors with his children and grandchildren.
He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. He served in many church positions and spent many years in the Boy Scouts.
He is survived by one brother, Garland Jones of Basin, Wyo.; four children, Greg Jones of Houston, Texas, Kevin Jones of Bountiful, Utah, Rebecca Jones of Wellsville, Utah, and Martha Garlick of Wellsville, Utah. He is also survived by 10 grandchildren and four great-grandsons.
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