Vance Neil Jones, Jr.

October 16, 1935 ~ January 2, 2012
January 7, 2011
Vance Neil Jones Jr. passed away January 2, 2012, at Kootenai Medical Center in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho. Private arrangements are being held with interment in Sharon, Connecticut.

Vance was born in Sharon Connecticut to Vance and Ruth Jones on October 16, 1935. He lived in Amenia, New York, and attended grammar and high school there. After school he joined the Navy, where he served for four years during the Korean War.

In 1959 he married Jean P Peterson and they had three children; Todd, Lori, and Michael. Tragically Michael was killed in an auto accident at the age of 19.

The family lived in Sharon, Connecticutt, for 26 years and Vance had a welding and fabrication business there.

In 1988, the family moved to Moyie Springs, and Vance went to work for Hatfield Enterprises in Spokane as a long haul trucker.

Vance enjoyed hunting, fishing and had a cabin cruiser which he used for years mostly on Pend Oreille Lake.

Vance is survived by his wife Jean; son Todd and daughter Lori; granddaughters Hannah and Isabella; two brothers and three sisters. He will be buried in Sharon Ct with his son Michael.

Memorials may be sent to the family at Box 784, Moyie Springs, Idaho 83845.

Family and friends are invited to sign Vance’s book at www.bonnersferryfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Bonners Ferry Funeral Home.