Jewel Jones

Mr. Jewel Jones, 86, of Cheyenne, Wyoming, passed away on Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Cheyenne Regional Medical Center. Mr. Jones was born September 3, 1928, in Louann, Arkansas, a son of the late Jewel and Alabama (Miner) Jones, Sr. Jewel married Frankie Lander on June 21, 1952, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and celebrated 63 years of marriage. He worked for Burlington Northern Railroad as the first African-American locomotive engineer in the Midwest. He is survived by his loving wife, Frankie L. Jones; three children, Matthew Jones and wife, Juanita, Jewell Diane Johnson and Pamela Jones; brother, Brady Jones; sister, Melba McIntyre; four grandchildren, Sean Johnson, Mathias Kelly, Summer Jones and Tiffany Jones; and four great-great grandchildren, Breanna Jones, A'jyla Millen, Kennedy Millen and Mekhi Bovee. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 6, 2015, from 2:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home. A memory service will be celebrated on Monday, September 7th at 1:00 p.m. at the Allen Chapel African Methodist Episcopal Church with Pastor Benjamin D. Watson, Sr. officiating. Honorary Pallbearers are Matthew Jones, Sean Johnson, Isaiah Simms, Abe Stevenson, Tom Stumpf, Aron Morrison, James Hayes and Lawrence Presbury. Cremation will follow under the care of Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home.

Visitation

Sunday, September 6, 2015 2:00pm - 6:00pm

Schrader, Aragon and Jacoby Funeral Home

2222 Russell Avenue

CHEYENNE, WY 82001