Jones_Daniel_T._5 July 1930
Daniel T. Jones “I told you I was sick”, Husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, uncle, and friend moved on to the great golf course in the sky Tuesday, November 2nd. Dan was born in Heber City, Utah, July 5, 1930, a town he was proud to tell his great-grandfather had helped settle at the request of Brigham Young.
In December, 1930, one of the coldest years on record, the family moved to Malad, Idaho where they lived until Dan was six, then moved to Preston, Idaho where Dan attended school, worked on the farm, hauled gravel and fished.
After a couple of years in the Army, Dan returned to Ogden, Utah where he met and married beautiful Anavon Mortensen. That marriage ended in divorce but was blessed with son, Daniel T. Jones Jr. He married Rae Donna Cole and moved to Duchesne, Utah where they were blessed with the birth of a daughter, Sherri Lyn. The marriage survived 58 busy, interesting, fun and hard working years. Dan began his long time construction and sales career as an ironworker. This was the beginning of his wide ranging work in the western states and Greenland as a contractor and salesman. Along with wife, Rae Donna, they built, owned, and operated Dan’s Custom Foods, Starvation Campground, Dan Jones Construction and Jones & Company. Dan was a proud Charter member of the Bountiful Elk’s Lodge, twice named Elk of the year. He served as President of Assoc. Builders & Contractors, on the board of the National Safety Council, long time member of the Board of Directors of Uintalands Association. Dan loved his family, golf, his home, golf, telling jokes, golf, his special nieces and nephews, and golf, not necessarily in that order. Dan was a skilled fisherman and hunter.
Family vacations, camping and story- telling are cherished memories for the family. He taught his family, “life is full of endless opportunities.” He is survived by his wife, Rae Donna, son, Daniel T. Jones Jr. (Judy), daughter, Sherri Lyn Lindstrom (Bill), his grandsons, Colby Burleson (Amy), Derek Jones, Walker Jones (Desi) and his awesome great-grands, Elle Lee and Connor Burleson, Madalyn Rae, Ryker, Cole and Karter Jones, Harmony and Sawyer T. Jones.

Survived by brother, William R. Jones and sister, Carolyn Waterhouse and preceded in death by his parents, sisters, Collene Jones, Rula Cannon, brother, Lorenzo Jones, and son-in-law, Will Burleson. The family would like to thank Lakeview ICU and emergency room staff for their outstanding effort on Dan and family’s behalf. A celebration of Dan’s life will be held at Russon Brothers Mortuary, 295 N. Main St., Bountiful, UT. Viewing Friday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Funeral services at 1:00 p.m. Saturday. Interment at Lakeview Cemetery, Bountiful, UT.