Wilson E. Jones, Sr., 84, Harrisonville, MO, died Friday, April 13, 2018 at his home in Harrisonville. Funeral services were held Thursday, April 19, 2018 at the Atkinson Funeral Home in Harrisonville with burial in Freeman Cemetery.  Memorial contributions may be made to the Community of Christ Church or to Serenity Hospice.

Wilson was born October 15, 1933 on the family farm near Freeman, MO, a son of Vernie (Vern) Richard and Iris (Moul) Jones. Wilson was a lifelong Harrisonville area resident. He attended Hickory Grove Rural School #85, Bybee Rural School #89, and was a 1952 graduate of Harrisonville High School. Wilson enlisted in the Army in 1953, and served overseas for 14 months during the Korean Conflict.

After his discharge from the Army, Wilson worked in the maintenance department at Solo Cup in Grandview, MO. While working at Solo Cup, Wilson met his future wife, Betty Coons. They were united in marriage on February 28, 1958 in Kansas City, MO. Wilson farmed and worked as a road grader operator for Grand River Township, (Cass County, MO). In 1968, he started working for the Harrisonville Street Department and retired as Street Department Superintendent in 1998.

Wilson was an Elder at the Community Of Christ Church in Harrisonville, served as Scout Master for Boy Scout Troop 240 in Harrisonville for 7 years, and was an Honorary Warrior, Tribe Of Mic-O-Say. He was an active bee keeper for many years, and sold his honey under the name of Jones Bee Farm Honey.

Wilson is survived by his wife, Betty Jones, of the home; a son, Wilson E. Jones, Jr. (Dawn), Buckner, MO; three daughters, Karen Zimmerman (Barry), De Soto, KS, Donna Fletcher (John), Rose Hill, KS, and Debra Whistle (Michael), Pleasant Hill, MO; a brother, Robert Jones (Barb), Freeman, MO; two sisters, Iva Parris, Harrisonville, and Glenna Stackhouse, Archie, MO; ten grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.