Obituary of Norman JONES

Norman Jones age 80 with his wife by his side went peacefully to be with our lord on Sept 10, 2009 after a long 4 month battle with colon cancer. Norman was born in Taylorville, IL; on Dec 31, 1928 to Willard & Blanche Jones. Both parents preceded him in death.Norman & his wife Patricia were married on Sept 24, 1955. He was a machine operator & she worked as an accounts payable clerk. After his retirement they moved from La Mirada, CA; where they had lived for 30 years and raised their 3 children and grew to love the slow life of Lake Havasu, AZ.Norman's greatest passion after family & friends were his love for cars. At age 16 he bought his first car, a 1937 Chevy and over the years bought 67 cars that 23 of them were brand new. People joked with him that he was car poor. He also was a Nascar fan & never gave up on Jeff Gordon .His other interest were fishing, shooting, dice game going gambling, when his wife begged enough.His survivors are his wife Patricia of 54 years, daughter Cheryl Kosek (Mark) of Anaheim Hills, CA; sons ,Rod of Murrieta, CA; Phillip (Kim) of Las Vegas, NV; his 3 children from his first marriage are Steve(Wendy) of Escondido, CA; daughter, Terri (Alex) of Maui, HI; Greg(Janet) of Haliimaile, HI; 9 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren and a special brother-in-law, Mo Churchman who moved to Lake Havasu City, AZ; 4 years ago and was like the brother he never had since he was an only child. Mo was by his side & mine for the last 4 months endlessly.I want to also say a special thank you to all the staff at New Hope Hospice who made his last days so much more comfortable than he would have been without them. An extra thanks to Keri who was his nurse, Sarah, Lisa and Carman.There will be a memorial service at a later date.Donations may be made to New Hope Hospice 500 N. Lake Havasu Ave Suite 106, Lake Havasu City, Az; 86403Condolences and thoughts can be made to his family at www.lietz-frazefuneralhome.comArrangements for Cremation are being handled by Lietz-Fraze Funeral Home. There will be a memorial service at a later date.