Funeral services for David T. Jones, 90, of Lower Brule, SD will be 1:00 pm Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Lower Brule Community Center in Lower Brule, SD with burial in the Fort George Catholic Cemetery at Fort George, SD. Wake services will be 7:00 pm Monday at the Lower Brule Community Center in Lower Brule, SD.

Due to Covid-19, masks will be required.  The family requests NO food donations as meals will be provided by family.

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Obit as written by David:

Upon the death of my son Scott, my daughter Karen asked if I would write my own obituary.

I was born on Friday June 13, 1930 in Elmhurst, Ill. to the Rev. William J. and Helen P. (Lindsay) Jones. I was the oldest of 5 children and the only boy.

In the summer of 1937 I publically acknowledges accepting the Lord Jesus as my savior and was baptized by my father in the First Baptist Church of Cassadaga, N.Y.. Although i have failed Him many times, god hes never forsaken me.

I graduated from Radner Sr. High, Wayne, P.A. in June 1947. In January of 1953 I graduated from Wheaton College, Wheaton, Ill. with a degree in Biblical Archaeology.

In April of 1953 I volunteered for the draft and entered the U.S. Army serving until April 01 1955.I subsequently attended Westminster Theological Seminary for 1 year and graduated school at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia for 2 years.

Following my schooling I took a position teaching at West Nottingham Academy, Colora, Maryland. I taught there from 1959 until 1965.

In the summer of 1960 while working as a field hand for the River Basin Surveys of the Smithsonian Institute I met the sister  of a coworker - Joseph Langdeau. In October of that year I married Dorothy Belva Langdeau Jandreau. " " A wife of noble character ----worth far more than rubies."" (proverbs 31:10)

I immediately had a family of six: Jerauld, who became one of the youngest ranchers in South Dakota. Michael, lost at the age of 16 when his mother moved East but who went on to become the longest serving Tribal Chairman in South Dakota. Barbara, willful at age 15 became a most loving daughter to me. Janice, at age 10 told me I was rich because I had gold and silver in my hair. Little did she know how rich she made me with children and grandchildren. Terry, who has a heart of gold beneath his gruff exterior. And finally Vance, who as a child today who have had an alphabet following his name but with the intellect of a Rhodes Scholar.

Dorothy and I went on to have 2 children: Scott, who had the mind and the love of debate of his grandpa Jones. And Karen so caring and dependable, a carbon copy of her Aunt Gwyneth and who gave me a grandson Tyler who with Stephanie gave me great grandchildren Lanah, Carter, and David Paul.

Were I to begin to name all of the beautiful children and grandchildren of Jerauld, Michael, Barbara, Janice, Terry and Vance I would surely leave some out. I am so proud of all of them.

As to my sisters: poor Wyllys whom I locked in a mausoleum when she was ten. Gwyneth, stubborn at age 5 developed a keen sense of justice and "right thinking" though she never heeded our mother's admonition "Gwynnie, you can't change the world". Helen who even at age 3 had her own way of doing things. And finally Laurel, whom I remember practicing her violin with cotton in her ears because she couldn't stand her own playing.

Apart from my parents and Dorothy, Judge W.W. Nuernberger had the most influence on my life. He along with his wife Marion and daughter Deanne, Jan and Nancy made our family theirs. Dorothy never got over their love toward us.

I want my death to be a celebration of life and not a time of mourning.

I was proceeded in death by my parents, my wife Dorothy, sisters Wyllys Cousins and Helen Jones, son Scott, step sons Jerauld and Michael, nephew John Hopper and great grandson Romeo Brouse.

I am survived by his children Karen Jones, Barbara Evans, Janice (Jim) Brouse, Terry Jandreau, Vance (Ruby+), sisters Gwyneth (David) Erlandson, Laurel (Don) Hopper; grandson Tyler (Stephanie) Jones; great grandchildren Lanah, Carter, and David Paul; many beautiful grandchildren and great grandchildren of Jerauld, Michael, Barbara, Janice, Terry, Vance; and many nieces and nephews.