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Leonard Bud Jones

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Leonard Francis "Bud" Jones, age 94 of Eudora, passed away Saturday, April 27, 2013, in Greenville, Mississippi. He was born January 8, 1919 to Nofle and Nellie Mansfield Jones at St. Charles, Arkansas. He was a chief commissary steward in the U. S. Navy aboard the U.S.S. Quick in the Korean War. He retired in 1981 as manager of Pioneer Food and Pillsbury Co. He loved traveling in his RV, cooking, gardening and fishing with his buddy Dr. Bill Weaver. He was a member of the Eudora Baptist Church. Bud is preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, four brothers and twin daughters. He is survived by his loving wife of 65 years, Peggy Jones of Eudora; a daughter, Peggy Lynn Foreman and her husband, Monroe of Beaumont, Texas; a sister, Cecile Neumann of Beaumont, Texas; a brother, Doug Jones and wife Betty of Pine Bluff; granddaughters, Leesa Stephenson and Kasey Cathey and her husband, A.J. of Sherwood, grandson Len Stephenson of Monticello and teo great-grandsons. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 30, 2013 at Eudora Baptist Church with Funeral Services following at 11 a.m. Rev. Jimmy Wallace and Rev. Jeff Tarver will officiate. Burial will be in St. Charles Cemetery in St. Charles, Arkansas. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to your favorite charity or Eudora Baptist Church, 139 S. Archer St., Eudora, Ark. 71640. Arrangements are by Bishop Funeral Home of Lake Village.

Published April 30, 2013

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