Robert Bruce Jones' Obituary
Robert Bruce Jones, 89, of Pearland, Texas went to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 6, 2023. Bobby was born on November 30,1933 in Gatesville, Texas to Frank Bryan Jones, Sr. and Anne Cooper Jones. He was preceded in death by his parents, his brothers Bryan and Jan Jones and his bonus granddaughter Katy Cresswell. He is survived by his devoted wife Evelyn Yost Jones of 39 years, his sons David Jones(Tanya) of Pearland, Bruce Jones (Eva) of Newark, California, bonus daughter, Rhonda Cardenas(Cipriano) of Pearland, bonus son Jeff DeWillis (Lori) of Galveston, grandchildren Rachel Jones(Mike) of Houston, Trent Jones (December) of Tomball, Madison Jones of Pearland, bonus granddaughter Raelyn DeWillis, great grandchildren January Jones, Grayson and Cameron Mandegar, numerous nieces and nephews and many friends who loved him. Bobby graduated from Gatesville High School in 1951. He attended Baylor University and Sam Houston State College where he was a member of the Caballeros. He served in the U.S. Army for 2 years and was stationed in the occupational troops in Nuremberg, Germany. After being discharged from the U.S. Army, he moved to Houston and began his career at Armco Steel where he became a supervisor. He enjoyed his work there until he retired after 27 years. He married his wife Evelyn on February 11,1984. They were truly soulmates, doing everything together. They honeymooned in Hawaii and did much traveling together, both in the U.S. and several trips to Paris, London and Lisbon, Portugal. Bobby loved doing gardening and he always had a beautiful garden on Yost Rd. Bobby did most of the cooking and grocery shopping until Evelyn retired. He knew all the checkers at Krogers and visited with them a few times a week. He frequented Pearland State Bank where he would join friends for coffee upstairs. Bobby was a devout Christian and a member of First United Methodist Church of Pearland. He and Evelyn attended church regularly until recently. Visitation will be at South Park Funeral Home on Friday, August 11 for the family from 5pm until 6pm and for friends from 6pm until 8pm. Funeral service will be Saturday, August 12 at 2pm with Pastor Robert Besser officiating. Burial to follow at South Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers are David Jones, Bruce Jones, Trent Jones, Jeff DeWillis, Cipriano Cardenas, and Brian Lawrence.
If you cannot join us at the service, you can join us online by clicking on the following link; http://webcast.funeralvue.com/events/viewer/91335/hash:A75BDF9096EECE17
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