Paul Edmond Jones, Sr.

Paul Edmond Jones was born October 4, 1951 in Oklahoma City to Cecil and Gwenda Jones. He was the 2nd of 4 sons born to the family. He grew up in Del City, Oklahoma and attended school from K to 12 in Del City schools playing sports and attending Sooner Road Baptist Church where he came to accept Christ as a child.

In high school he met his life partner when he had to go to the school office for a tardy slip from Sandy Travis who was a student working in the office. They didn’t start dating until the summer of 1969 and married December 12th of that year. Together they had 4 children, 3 of whom survived. They lived in Del City, Oklahoma City and Moore before settling in Newcastle in October, 1986. Paul worked all of adult his life as a welder or as a CNC operator.

He and Sandy raised their children and then helped raise grandchildren until 2018 when they moved into a motor home and lived a wonderful adventure life until 2025. They traveled from New Mexico to Oklahoma to Arkansas finishing their adventure with a wonderful trip to Washington state to attend their oldest granddaughters wedding in 2025 .

Paul went to be with the Lord on October 25, 2026 only weeks after his 75th birthday. He is survived by his wife of almost 57 years, Sandy, his children, Paul, Jr and wife Gloria, Cecily and husband Tony Samaniego and Jonathan and wife Kristal as well as special family Tiffany Jones and Eric Smith, grandchildren, Melissa and Ryan Greenwood, Amanda Jones, Aaron Tucker, Austin and Andrhea Tucker, John Hancock, Noah Smith, Jacob Jones, Ryan Smith, Kaiden Samaniego, Joseph Jones, Sadie Samaniego, Ashlyn Samaniego, Tucker Jones and Evelyn (Shuggy) Jones, 3 great grandchildren, Waylin and Rynlee Tucker and Colton Greenwood. He is also survived by his aunt “Lene” Earlene Payne who was like a second mother to him all his life, aunt Judy Renteria and special nephew Johnathan Nygart and niece Jaimie Prater as well as many cousins, nieces and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his daughter Sandra, parents, brothers and many beloved family members.

Paul will be remembered in a service November 14th at 11: 00 Woodland Hills Baptist Church, Newcastle, Okla. and internment at Oakview Cemetery in Logan County, Oklahoma at a later date.