Louis Jones

Louis W. Jones

Louis W. Jones passed away Monday, January 21, 2013, at age 91.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Bettie Mae (Eidson) Jones who passed May 25, 2003, and his sister Valerie May (Jones) Pitts September 23, 2012.  
He is survived by two daughters, Sherrlyn K. (Jones) Carpenter of New Castle, WA, and Lorene A. (Jones) Wolfe of Oceanside, CA; two grandchildren, Michael S. Wolfe of Littleton and Kristi R. Wolfe of Oceanside, CA.  He is also survived by his three nieces Victoria (Pitts) Lavalee, Connie (Pitts) Kint, and Carolyn Pitts, a great nephew, Charles Kint, and great niece Emma Lavalee.
Louis was born May 6, 1921, to Russell E. and Gladys A. (Chaney) Jones.  His parents had set out on a motorcycle and side car for Portland, Oregon, to look for work.  After Louis was born, they returned to Englewood to live with his paternal grandmother at 4310 S. Acoma until Russell built the family home at 3472 S Clarkson.  He attended Englewood schools and graduated from Englewood High in 1939.
Lou married Bettie, his high school sweetheart, June 2, 1941, in Englewood.  He joined the Army Air Corps in 1942 and was assigned to the 483rd Bombardment Squad as a radioman in the Pacific Theatre.  After his honorable discharge in 1946, he and his young family returned to Englewood.  He joined Mountain Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company where he retired as supervising engineer in 1978.  
In 1948 he joined the Masonic lodge # 166 and participated in the reconstruction of the lodge building in the 3500 block of South Sherman Street.  In 1966, he became Master Mason of Englewood Lodge # 166 and associate guardian to Job’s Daughters Bethel 17 in Englewood.  
In 1953 he moved into the family home they built at 4880 S Jason and remained there until 1989 when he and Bettie moved to Heather Gardens.  There he enjoyed playing golf and poker until his eyesight failed in 2002.  He and Bettie joined Ports of Call and traveled extensively.  They also belonged to the Ecnad Club (Dance spelled backward) and to the “Dark Town Poker” group which began getting together to play cards (anything but poker) soon after World War II ended.

A celebration of Louis' life will be held on Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at 4:00 p.m. at the Heather Gardens Club House (Aspen & Blue Spruce Rooms on Mezzanine level) 2888 S. Heather Gardens Way.
Contributions may be made to the Denver Rescue Mission in lieu of flowers.