JONES, Lester S.

1928 - 2015  (87 years)

• Name	JONES, Lester S.
  Birth	17 Jun 1928	Jefferson County, Kentucky   [1]
  	His obituary says he was born in Louisvill, Illinois
  Gender	Male
  Burial	Unknown   [1]
  Reference Number	JONE.L010
  Military Service	World War II, USS Yellowstone, United States Navy  [2]
  		United States Navy
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		USS Yellowstone (AD-27), United States Navy
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		United States Navy
  Death	31 Oct 2015	Lagrange County, Indiana   [1]
  Burial	Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown.
  Person ID	I34180	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	24 Nov 2022

  
  

  Father	Jones, Fred Tighe,   b. 31 Jan 1906, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 1946 (Age 39 years)
  Mother	Tolliver, Odessa,   b. 16 Aug 1908   d. 6 Mar 1989 (Age 80 years)
  Family ID	F13871	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HAGEN, Lillian,   b. 2 May 1930, Louisville, Clay County, Illinois d. 9 Sep 2008, Lagrange, Lagrange County, Indiana (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	7 Jan 1950	Louisville, Clay County, Illinois
  Age at Marriage	He was 21 years and 7 months - She was 19 years and 8 months.
  Family ID	F13984	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 17 Jun 1928 - Jefferson County, Kentucky Marriage - 7 Jan 1950 - Louisville, Clay County, Illinois Death - 31 Oct 2015 - Lagrange County, Indiana  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lester retired after working for 20 years as a janitor at Central Noble School Corporation. After retirement he went back to work at BRC Rubber in Ligonier. When he was 16 years old, with the permission of his mother, he joined the US Navy during World War II and served aboard the USS Yellowstone. He was a longtime student of the Les Feldick Ministries and on Saturday he passed his final exam.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10631] (Reliability: 2). [S10634] (Reliability: 2).