Richard Jones, 94

Richard Jones, age 94, of Orrville, passed away November 1, 2026, surrounded by his family at LifeCare Hospice of Wooster after a period of declining health. Richard was born on February 12, 1932, in Orrville to William Nelson and Mary Edna (Brenneman) Jones, and graduated from Orrville High School in 1950. He worked for the City of Orrville before enlisting in the Navy in 1951. He attended the Navy’s Electronics Technician School at the Naval Training Center Great Lakes in Chicago. His last tour of duty was spent in Port Lyautey in French Morocco, working on microwave towers. He was honorably discharged in 1955. He married Carol (Jackson) Jones on October 21, 1960. Carol and Richard celebrated 66 years of marriage in 2026. He worked for Hagan, which later became Westinghouse, and retired in 1989. He designed and built a buzzer system for Orrville High School’s first Scholastic Challenge team.

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