Nathaniel Reese “Nat” Jones (Birth 08 May 1920/Death 11 May 1994

Nathaniel Reese ‘Nat’ Jones
Nathaniel Reese “Nat” Jones, age 74, of Idaho Falls, died May 11, 1994 at an Idaho Falls Care Center.

He was born in the family log cabin with sod roof on May 8, 1920, at Malad City, Idaho, the son of Reese Vincent Jones and Mary Anne Kent Jones. He graduated from Malad High Scholl in 1939 before entering Idaho State College. Nat completely rebuilt a locomotive on the ISU Campus with Dr. Lillibridge, Professor of Engineering. The finished engine was displayed on the ISU Quad until it was melted down for ammunition in World War II.

Nat entered the army in 1942 and met Adele M Staszko at Coney Island while he was at Fort Mammoth, Red Bank, N.J. Tonsillitis kept him from departing with his unit from Fort Mammoth. “The ship was sunk and most on board were lost.” He subsequently shipped out to the Orient where he served in the Army Signal Corps as a radio technician at various US Army Air Force bases in China and India between 1942 and 1945. He was assigned to teach the Chinese to repair radios and they taught him Mandarin Chinese.

Upon discharge from the service, Nat returned to Malad to work the family ranch. He and Adele were married in Pocatello on March 17, 1946. They moved back east where Nat worked as an assembly line foreman for AT&T in Garfield, New Jersey. In 1950 they moved to Nampa, Idaho, where he worked as manager of Montgomery Ward’s service department. They moved to Idaho Falls, where he worked as a station engineer for KID radio and TV and KIFI radio. In 1952 Nat joined the national effort to make electricity “too cheap to meter” at the National Reactor Testing Station where he worked in the instrument and radio alarm shop. Through the years he worked as a technical writer at the various INEL stations, including CFA, TAN-SPERT, CPP, and the TAN-LOFT. He retired from Idaho National Engineering Laboratory in 1984.

Throughout his life he always volunteered his time. For 16 years he served as an assistant troop leader for the Boy Scouts of America with the 15th Ward Troop and later with Explorer Troop 342 at St. John’s Episcopal Church. More recently her [sic] worked for 9 years as a soup kitchen volunteer at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church.

Nat enjoyed working on his Deep Creek Ranch near Malad, camping, fishing, Old Time Fiddle Music, computers, travel, genealogy, and of course tinkering with gizmos.

Surviving are his wife, Adele M. Jones, Idaho Falls; sons, David Reese Jones, Kent, Wash., Dr. Robert Nathaniel Jones, Salt Lake City, Ut, Steven Kent Jones, Las Vegas, NV., Allan Thomas Jones, Idaho Falls, Idaho; daughters Teresa Adele Jones Santa Rosa, CA., one sister Rachel Leigh of Idaho Falls and one granddaughter, Angie Eileen O’Shea of Pocatello, Idaho. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Doshia “Lou” Arnold.

Funeral services were held on Saturday, May 14 at Idaho Falls with the Reverend Eileen O’Shea of the Trinity Episcopal Church officiating.

Nat was brought to Malad in his favorite red pickup.

Graveside services were held at the Malad City Cemetery Saturday, May 14, 1994. Interment was in the Malad City Cemetery.

IN LOVING MEMORY OF
NATHANIEL REESE “NAT” JONES

May 8, 1920 May 11, 1994
Malad City, Idaho Idaho Falls, Idaho

Husband of Adele
Father of David, Robert, Steven, Teresa, Allan

Grandfather of
Angie

GRAVESIDE SERVICES AT
Malad Cemetery at Malad City, Idaho
Saturday, May 14, 1994 at 4:00 p.m.
Reverend Bob Spencer, Officiating

The Committal
Opening Sentences
Sharing by Friends
Prayer & Final Blessing
Military Rites…….American Legion Post #65
Dale Russell, Commander
Your kind expression of sympathy and caring is more deeply appreciated than words of thanks can ever express.
Adele Jones & Family

SERVICES AT THE
Wood Chapel of the Pines
Saturday, May 14, 1994, at 11:00 a.m.
Reverend Bob Spencer, Officiating
St. Mark’s Episcopal Church
Assisted by Eileen O’Shea

Prelude & Postlude Organ Music…………………….Joanne Galbraith
Entrance
Opening Prayer
Sharing by Family
Old Testament Lesson……………………Isaiah 2:6-9, Psalms 46 and 23
New Testament Lesson……………………John 14:1-6
Hymn #180…………………………..”He is Risen”
Sermon
Sharing by Friends
Lord’s Prayer
Prayers
The Commendation
Hymn #208……..”The Strife IS O’er The Battle Done”
IDAHO FALLS PALLBEARERS
David Jones Robert Jones Rich Ising
Steven Jones Allan Jones Don Suckling
INTERMENT
Malad Cemetery at Malad City, Idaho
MALAD PALLBEARERS
Rex Evans Neil Gleed Bill Groesser
Henry Gleed Leland Morgan Burt Lujan

WOOD FUNERAL HOME – DIRECTORS

Nathaniel R. ‘Nat’ Jones
Mr. Nathaniel Reese “Nat” Jones, age 74, longtime instrument/radio man and technical writer at the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory of Idaho Falls and formerly of Malad, died Wednesday, May 11, 1994, at an Idaho Falls care center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 14, at Wood Chapel of the Pines, 273 N. Ridge Ave., Idaho Falls, with the Rev. Eileen O’Shea of Trinity Episcopal Church in Pocatello officiating. The family will visit with friends this evening from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and for an hour before the services on Saturday at Wood Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Malad City Cemetery, with graveside services there at 3:45 p.m. on Saturday. Arrangements are by Wood Funeral Home.