Richard Dennis Jones

Richard Dennis Jones, 71, of Alvin, formerly of Buckholts, passed away April 25, 2018, at MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston.

Visitation will be held from 3-5 p.m. on Sunday, April 29, 2018, at Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, April 30, 2018. at  Marek-Burns-Laywell Funeral Home in Cameron. Burial will follow at Hope Lutheran Memorial Park Cemetery in Buckholts.

Richard was born on July 12, 1946, in Houston, to Morris and Martha Tomasek Jones. He was a member of the US Navy serving in Vietnam and Morocco, North Africa. He married Norma Barkemeyer on May 23, 1977. He earned his associates degree from Blinn College, his BS degree in Wildlife from Texas A&M University and his Masters degree in Range Management from Sul Ross State University. He was a Range Conservationist for the federal government serving in several states. Later he owned his own business, Jones-Smith Environmental Services in Alvin. 

Richard is survived by his wife, Norma Jones; daughters, Jennifer Wall, Stephanie Jones and Joanna Veal; sister, Linda Culp; brothers, Morris Jones, Michael Jones and Matthew Jones; five granddaughters and one grandson.