NORTH WEBSTER — Stephen Glenn "Steve" Jones, 55, Leesburg, passed away at 3:47 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 28, 2018, at his home.
He was born April 13, 1962, in Hillsboro, Ohio, to Wilbert L. Jr. and Lindsey Jones.
He graduated in 1980 from Hillsboro High School, attended Salem College in West Virginia, graduated in 1984 from Anderson College and received his master’s degree from Indiana Wesleyan University.
He grew up in Hillsboro and moved to the North Webster/Leesburg area in 1994 from Anderson.
He was married on June 8, 1991, in Markleville, to Lori E. Whiteley, who survives.
He was employed at Wawasee Community School Corp. as a P.E. teacher at North Webster Elementary for 21 years and was a policeman for the Anderson Police Department for 10 years.
He was a member of the Church of God, North Webster; Sons of the American Legion Post 253, North Webster; and the NRA. He was a coach for numerous sports teams in the Wawasee school system and the surrounding area.
He is survived by his wife, Lori Jones, Leesburg; a daughter, Molly Jones, Leesburg; two sons, Jacob Jones and Hunter Jones, both of Fort Wayne; his father, Wilbert Jones, Oklahoma City, Okla.; two sisters, Sharon Jones, Fairborn, Ohio, and Stephanie Harper, Horse Cave, Ky.; and two brothers, Wilbert “Billy” Jones III, Englewood, Ohio, and Doug Jones, Fairborn.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Thelma Jones; and grandmother, Irene Jones, who helped raise him.
Cremation will take place at Cremation Services of Kosciusko County, Warsaw.
Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, Feb. 23, at Owen Family Funeral Home, Ind. 13 and CR 500N, North Webster, and one hour prior to the services at the school Saturday.
Memorial services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 24, in the North Webster Elementary School gymnasium, 5745 N. 750E, North Webster, with Pastor Jeff Boyer of the Church of God and Pastor Myron Drent of Country Bible Church officiating.
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Memorials to the Stephen G. Jones Memorial Scholarship c/o Kosciusko County Community Foundation, 102 E. Market St., Warsaw, IN 46580. Gifts may be made at www.kcfoundation.org/donate.
To send condolences to the family in memory of Steve Jones, visit www.owenfamilyfuneralhome.com.
