Earl Wayne Jones, Sr. Obituary (1949

Mr. Earl Wayne Jones, Sr., age 73 of Hanover, Indiana, entered this life on April 2, 1949 in Trimble County, Kentucky. He was the son of the late William T. and Opal Dice Jones. He was raised in Trimble County and Dearborn County and attended school there. He was united in marriage to Donna Revonne Horn on February 8, 1969 in Boone County, Kentucky. He was an over-the-road truck driver for 48 years, having worked for Helt Enterprise, West Harrison Hauling and Wischmeier Trucking Company. For several years, he was a member of the Milton Church of Christ in Milton, Indiana and later at Milton Christian Church in Milton, Kentucky. Earl Wayne, who used the handle "Big Foot," enjoyed talking on his CB radio. He was eagerly awaiting the birth of two more great grandchildren. Earl Wayne died on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at 3:14 p.m. at his home in Hanover, Indiana. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Funeral Service Recording A LOVING FAMILY Earl Wayne will be missed by his loving daughters, Jackie Richards and her husband, Michael of Austin, Indiana, Rebecca Jones of Austin, Indiana, Angela Sullivan and her husband, Kevin of Aurora, Indiana, Bonnie Hall and her husband, Pastor Jamie Hall of Hanover, Indiana, Crystal Jones of Hanover, Indiana, Samantha Jones Painter of Hamilton, Ohio; his sons, Earl Wayne Jones, Jr. and his wife, Billie of Hanover, Indiana, Roger Estes and his wife, Susan of Edgewood, Kentucky, Denny Rasca of Michigan City, Indiana; his grandchildren, Lydia, Zachary, Kelsie, Brian, Brandon, Bridget, Jayden, Joshua, Ethan, Isaiah, Olivia, Cameron, Linda, Noah H., Noah E., Jessica, Sydney, Tyler, Alexis, Amanda, Jordan, Shon, Matthew, Jonathan, Tristan, Avelyne, Greysenlynd; 29 great grandchildren; his brothers, Darrell Jones and his wife, Janet of Bluffton, Indiana, Billy Jones and his wife, Nancy of Ripley County, Indiana, Frank Jones of Hanover, Indiana; his sister, Stella Dice of Scottsburg, Indiana; his special friends who were like his brothers, John Beverly, Mark Niehaus, Craig Brown, and all the friends at Pioneer Village; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, William T. Jones, died August 6, 1999, his mother, Opal Dice Jones, died September 12, 2010, his sons, Phillip Jones, died in 1976 and Ronald William Jones, died on December 16, 1974, his sisters, Helen Marie O'Conner Jones, died April 20, 2010 and Velma Jean Jones, died April 3, 2022, his granddaughter, Sara Beth Jones, died 1989, his grandson, Anthony Jones, his great grandson, Ryan Michael Walters, died February 24, 2009, his wife of 23 years, Donna Revonne Horn Jones, died May 31, 2017, and his nephew, Johnny O'Conner, died April 3, 1988. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted on Wednesday, January 18, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. by Pastor Jamie Hall at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North U.S. 421 near Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may visit Tuesday, January 17, 2023 from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, January 18, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Earl Wayne Jones Remembrance Fund. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover. Online condolences, remembrances, and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Memorial To send a flower arrangement in memory of Earl Wayne Jones, Sr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.