LOGAN, UTAH: Edwin Thomas Jones, "Ed" 84, passed away Dec. 6 2004 at his home surrounded by family, after two-year battle with cancer. Ed was born on Nov. 12, 1920 in Helper Utah. He was son of Edwin Leroy and Mary Ann W. Jones.

Ed was the second of four children. His school years were spent in Neola, Price and Helper, Utah. In 1941, he moved to Logan where he attended USU studying to be an Aeronautic Technician.

While in Logan, he met his life long mate and best friend Virginia Pedersen. They were married Oct. 5, 1942 in Price, Utah. Their marriage was later solemnized in the Logan LDS Temple on June 22, 1973.

He was called to serve his country during World War II in the U.S. Air Force in 1942. Over the next three years, he served as an aircraft technician working on B29's in California, Florida, Mississippi, Illinois, Indiana, South Dakota and Texas.

After his service, he returned to Logan and attended U.S.U.'s on the job training to be an auto body repair and paint technician. He, Virginia, and their young family moved to Helper, Utah and then returned to Logan. In 1952, they purchased a small farm and home in Young Ward where they still live. Most of his years were spent employed at Axtell Chevrolet in Logan. He retired in 1983.

Ed has always loved to go fishing. Some of his favorite places to fish were up Logan Canyon, Black Smith Fork, Twin Lakes and Black Foot reservoir in Idaho. He has always had a great talent for making things grow especially tomatoes. He also is a great cook and claims that he taught Virginia everything she knows about cooking. He also loves spending time with his wife and family. He has a great imagination and loves to tell story's to his children and grand children about the fairies that live beneath the old trees around his home. We still look for fairies under the toadstools and in the small tunnels that surround the old trees in the yard.

He is survived by his wife Virginia, four sons and two daughters. Their children and their spouses are Edwin T. Jones Jr. (deceased) and Linda W. Jones, Lewiston, Utah, Richard P. and Diana Jones, Azalea, Oregon, Dennis R. and Rebecca W. Jones, Logan, Utah Norman W. Jones, Riddle, Oregon, daughter in-law Margaret R. Jones, Winston, Oregon, Tamara and Craig Adams Young Ward, Utah and Janice and Benito Ayala, Young Ward, Utah. He has two sisters and one brother. Mary Henningson of Moab, Utah, Annabelle Purdue of Los Angeles, Calif. and a brother Clarence (Roene) Jones of Murray, Utah.

They have 24 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Edwin T. Jones Jr. Grandson and Great Grandson, Eric W, Palmer and Eric Alex Palmer and by his parents Edwin Leroy and Mary Ann Williams Jones.

We express our greatest thanks for all who helped serve our father over the past few years. Our deepest appreciation goes to the IHC Hospice nurses, Brittney and Anna who helped him during the last week of his life.

A viewing will held on Friday December 10, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Allen-Hall Mortuary and also on Saturday from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. at the College, Young, Spring Creek Church, Young Ward, Utah and the funeral will follow at 11:00 a.m. Internment will be in the Logan City Cemetery in Logan.