April 21, 1934 - May 06, 2022
Wes was born to James and Edna (Hall) Jones in Vallejo CA. He attended Vallejo High School and Sacramento State College. He worked at General Mills starting in the Vallejo flour mill in 1953 where he worked full-time, raised his family and put himself through college. He transferred to the Lodi General Mills plant in 1964, and proudly retired as a Senior Project Engineer in 1994 after 42 years of service to the company.
Wes was married to his wife Barbara for 47 years until her passing in 2018. Together in retirement they traveled to Europe and Asia and loved their many trips to Carmel with “the pups”. Wes enjoyed golf and spent most of the spring and summer evenings watching his beloved SF Giants. Wes was involved with Lodi BOBS as a board member and a youth league coach for many years. In addition, he volunteered with the Junior Achievement program and served on Lodi Public Library board. Wes also spent 6 years as a member of the California National Guard.
Preceded in death by his wife, Barbara; his parents, James and Edna Jones; brother, Jim Jones; and sister, Frankie Cavender.
He is survived by his children, Dennis (Ranai) Jones of Rockwall TX, Lynn (Steven) Nilssen, Marty (Peggy) Jones, Debra Stiles and Steve Rodacker (Anna) all of Lodi; as well as 10 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren. Wes was a loving Husband, Dad, Grandpa and a good friend to many.
He will be missed.
SERVICES:
A service will be held at Cherokee Memorial Vineyard Chapel, 14165 N. Beckman Rd, Lodi, Thursday May 26 at 10:00AM. A celebration of life will follow at Woodbridge Golf and Country Club, 800 E. Woodbridge Rd, Woodbridge from 11:00AM – 1:00PM.
The family requests in lieu of flowers that you make a donation to Hospice of San Joaquin.
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Cherokee Memorial is honored to serve the Jones family.