Donald Jones

Donald D. Jones, 42, of Milan, died Sunday, Sept. 6, 2009, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, 2009, at Columbia Cemetery, Columbia, Mo., with military rites. Parker Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Dennison Funeral Home, Viola, Ill. Memorials can be made to the family. Donald was born Sept. 10, 1966, in Columbia, Mo. He served in the Marine Corps from 1985 to 1988. Don was a damage appraiser for Sentry Insurance since 2006, and was a member of the Rock Island Conservation Club. He enjoyed golfing, fishing, camping and watching sports. Survivors include his fiance, Kristy Elgas, Milan; step children, Garrett and Karsen; mother and stepfather, Sue and Robert Perkins, Columbia; brothers, David Jones, Harrisburg, Mo., and Robert Jones, Columbia; nieces and nephew, Samantha, Hailey, Meredith and Jordan; several aunts and uncles; in-laws in heart, Robert and Glenda Docherty, Sherrard; and Kristy's brother and sister-in-law, Jeff and Jen Docherty, and their son, Jack, Milan. He was preceeded in death by three grandparents, an aunt, uncle and a cousin.