Wasco-Hood River County OR Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Myrl D. January 19, 1984
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The Dalles Weekly Reminder, January 26, 1984
     Myrl D. Jones, 64, a former resident of The Dalles and a resident of 
Parkdale since 1964, died Jan. 19 in a Hood River hospital.

     He was born Feb. 24, 1919 in Albany, Mo.

     Mr. Jones moved to The Dalles and worked for the Klindt family.

     He married Mary Moore Aug. 19, 1941 in The Dalles, and served in the U.S. 
Army in World War II, attaining the rank of corporal.  After the war he 
returned to The Dalles and resumed working for the Klindt family, and in 1964 
moved to Parkdale and continued to work in an orchard.  After 1970, he also 
worked part time for Diamond Fruit as a lift truck operator.  He retired in 
1982.

     He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Parkdale VFW and the 
Parkdale Grange.

    Survivors include his wife, Mary, Parkdale; a son, William, Portland; five 
daughters, Jean Hockman, The Dalles; Catherine Graves, San Diego, Calif.; 
Helen Young, Hillsboro; and Patty and Suzie Hedges, both of Parkdale; 10 
grandchildren, and a sister, Agnes Smith, Odell.

     Recitation of the rosary was Sunday at Anderson Funeral Home in Hood 
River and mass of Christian burial was Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church 
with the Rev. Richard Conway officiating.  Burial was in the Parkdale Cemetery

     Memorials may be made to Parkdale Memorial Garden in care of the Parkdale 
Garden Club.

Additional Comments:
Written permission to reprint given by The Dalles Weekly Reminder, The Dalles, 
Oregon, Dan Spatz, Editor (e-mail dated 3/7/2006).


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