ROGER DEAN JONES
Roger Dean Jones was born in Woodruff, Kansas January 11, 1930 to Rev. Harrison Jones and Ruby (Achen) Jones. The family lived in Imperial, NE after Woodruff, Kansas and Oconto, NE before moving to Cambridge, NE in 1944. Roger met Dorothy Anne Lockenour in Cambridge and they were married June 12, 1951 in her parent’s home, Monte and Jeanie Lockenour, which at the time was the Lockenour Mortuary.
Roger was called to serve his country in November 1951. He came through Cambridge for a visit in May of 1952 before being shipped to Okinawa, Japan where he did line work with the U,S. Army Signal Corp. He returned to Cambridge in October of 1953. At that time he returned to his job at the Twin Valley Public Power District where he had started working in May 1948, Roger worked 30 years outside repairing lines and 15 years working in the office ordering supplies.
He retired January 31, 1995 but was called back to help supervise the rebuilding of electric lines after the ice storm in 2007. During his retirement he spent many hours scanning pictures for family and friends and transferring them to flash drives.
Roger is proceeded in death by his wife Dorothy in May 2010, his parents, two brothers, his sister and two nephews. Survived by his daughter Carol (Neil) Carlson of Axtell, NE, his son Keith (Christine) Jones, of Omaha, NE. Five grandchildren Brandon (Arielle) Carlson of Maryland, Dustin (Melissa) Carlson of Malvern. IA. Steven (Christine) Carlson of Lincoln, NE, Cayle (David) Burbach of Avoca, NE and Kyle (Olivia) Jones of Wisconsin and five great-grandchildren.
A sister-in-law Margie Petersen of Cambridge and several nieces and nephews.
Memorials in honor of Roger will be divided between Phil Young Lineman Scholarship and the Cambridge Memorial Library. These can be sent to Carol Carlson, PO. Box 184, Axtell, NE 68924 The casket will not be open, but family has asked that friends may sign a book on Wednesday May 3, 2023, at the Lockenour Jones Mortuary from noon till 6:00 PM. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 4, 2023, at 10:30 at the First Congregational Church in Cambridge with Rev Gale Dorn offi ciating. Interment will be in the Fairview Cemetery of Cambridge with Military Honors performed by the Nebraska National Guard Honors Team. Memorials may be left in Roger’s name to either the Philip Young Lineman Scholarship or the Butler Memorial Library of Cambridge.
Friends may leave online condolences at lockenour. com.
