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ARTHUR EDWIN JONES

JONES, ARTHUR EDWIN - After a period of declining health, Arthur Edwin Jones passed away peacefully in his sleep in his ninety-fourth year on Thursday, January 8, 2009. Arthur was born in London, England, in 1915, the eldest child of the late Alfred and Sarah (MacKenzie) Jones. He immigrated to Canada after WWII and settled in Hamilton, Ontario, where he worked as a welder at the Steel Company of Canada until his retirement in 1982. In 1957 he met and married Vivienne Louise Bevan, a nurse and an immigrant from Wales. In 1997 after forty years together in Hamilton the couple relocated to Saint John, New Brunswick, to be near their daughter. They lived in their own home for several years, then at the Admiral Beatty Senior's Complex, and latterly at the Loch Lomond Villa where Arthur, a saxophonist since his twenties, often entertained the other residents. He is survived by his wife Vivienne; daughters Anna Jones of Oregon, Miriam Jones (Joseph Galbo) of Saint John, NB, and Roberta Jones of Ontario; grandson Alexander, and 3 brothers in England Norman (Eleanor),Ronald, Robert (Doris) and their families. A special thanks to the staff on Dogwood Lane at the Loch Lomond Villa for their compassionate care. A memorial service will be held in the chapel at the Loch Lomond Villa, 185 Loch Lomond Rd., Saint John New Brunswick, on Friday, January 16, 2009 at 1:00 pm, with a reception immediately following. In lieu of flowers, remembrances may be made to the Loch Lomond Villa Foundation (506-643-7170) or to a charity the donor's choice. There is an online guestbook at: storiesfromfather.wordpress.com.

 

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