Anthony Alan Jones

Anthony Alan Jones (Tony), 59, of Hot Springs, formerly of Stuttgart, died Sunday, May 31, 2015, at St. Vincent's in Hot Springs. Tony was born July 6, 1955, in Stuttgart to Roscoe and Polly Robbins Jones. He graduated 8th grade from St. John's Lutheran School and was a 1973 graduate of Stuttgart High School. He then enlisted in the Air Force Strategic Air Command and was stationed in Nebraska. After leaving the Air Force, Tony was employed at NASA on the space shuttle, had numerous jobs working as an electrician and computer programmer and traveled the world working on off-shore oil rigs. He was currently employed by Baxley Equipment Co. in Hot Springs. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. He was preceded in death by his mother, Polly Jones. Survivors are his father and step-mother, Roscoe and Adele Jones of Hot Springs; sister, Robin Wilson of Hot Springs; nephew, Casey Wilson; great-nephews, Tyler and Austin Wilson; and great-niece, Emily Wilson. Funeral services, officiated by Pastor Don White, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Turpin Funeral Home in Stuttgart with burial following in Lone Tree Cemetery. Visitation is 5-7 p.m. Tuesday at Turpin Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. John's Lutheran Church building fund, 205 E. Fifth St., Stuttgart, Ark. 72160, or First Lutheran Church, 105 Village Rd., Hot Springs, Ark. 71913. Please go to www.turpin-co.com to sign the online guestbook.