October 18, 1941 – March 27, 2025
Thomas Andrew Jones, age 83, resident of Fort Scott, KS passed away Thursday, March 27, 2025, at Community Springs Healthcare in El Dorado Springs, MO. He was born October 18, 1941, in Detroit, MI the son of Robert and Hazel Adams Jones. They later moved to Woodbine, IA.
Tom was Postmaster in Fort Scott for 17 years, retiring after 35 years in 1997. In retirement Tom loved to hunt, fish, and read. He served as a Deacon at the Community of Christ Church in Fort Scott.
Tom was united in marriage to Karon Lee on February 4, 1962. She survives of the home. This union produced 4 children, Kim (Kevin) Kruse of Midwest City, OK, Kristi (Dan) Gregory of Camdenton, MO, Kara (Alan) Knapp of Springfield, MO, and Thomas Jones II (Tony) of Manhattan, NY; 12 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM Wednesday, April 2nd, at the Cheney Witt Chapel in Fort Scott, KS. Another service will be held at 11:00 AM Friday, April 4th, at the Cutler-O’Neill Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home in Council Bluffs, IA. Burial will follow in the Hazel Dell Cemetery, Council Bluffs, IA. Memorials are suggested to the Community of Christ Church of Fort Scott and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com
