Russell N. Jones, 76 years old of Monroeville, Indiana, passed away on Thursday, June 26, 2014 at his residence. He was born on Wednesday, December 22, 1937 in Churubusco, Indiana the son of the late Nathan Jones and the late Elma (Hutchinson) Jones. He married Jean C. Gaskill on August 22, 1969 in Dixon, Indiana and she passed away on September 26, 2005. Russell was a member of the Moose Lodge #1311 in Decatur and Convoy Fox Hunters in Convoy, Ohio. He enjoyed trap shooting and fishing. He was a graduate of South Side High School and retired in 1999 from Grimmer-Schmidt in Franklin, Indiana as Plant Manager of the Fiberglass Division. Prior to that, he had worked at Fort Wayne Pool for 15 years. Surviving are his son, Tony W. (Amber) Jones of Greenwood, Indiana; son, Kevin P. (Jill) Jones of Kendallville, Indiana; daughter, Lisa (Dave) Sewell of Wolcottville, Indiana; step-son, Steven L. Beauchot of Jackson, Michigan; step-daughter, Julie K. Seibel of Highland Village, Texas; step-son, Jeffery B. Williams of Monroeville; step-son, Thomas J. (Gretchen) Williams of Fort Wayne; step-son, Jon M. Williams of Monroeville; sister, Beverly Koile of Uhricksville, Ohio; and 14 grandchildren. Preceding Russell in death were two brothers, Ronald & Lewis Jones; and two sisters, Barbara Bender & Lois Martin. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel with Chaplain Eric Riddle officiating. Interment will follow in the Monroeville Memorial Cemetery. Friends will be received from 2 to 5 and 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, July 2 in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home, Jacobs Chapel in Monroeville and one hour prior to the services at the funeral home on Thursday. Preferred memorials are to Monroeville EMS or Monroeville Fire Department.
