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Richard "Rick" Jones, a resident of Calera, OK, left this life on January 27, 2022, at the age of 58. He was born in Jacksonville, AR, on July 30, 1963.
Richard was a hardworking man who made his living in construction as a house framer. He graduated from Princeton High School in Princeton, TX where he played football, his buddies called him "Big Cat". Richard attended McMurray in Abilene, TX for two years. In his younger years, he was a little league football coach in Allen and Pottsboro. For which he won 6 championships and played in Cowboys stadium. He loved all of the kids. Richard enjoyed spending time with friends playing shuffleboard, watching a good game of football, and a relaxing day of fishing.
Mr. Jones is survived by his common law wife, Pamela Stanley of Calera, OK, father, Ross Jones of Calera, OK, sister, Teresa Malone of Seymour, TX, half-brother, Johnny Reed of Austin, TX, and stepsister, Gidget Smith of Leonard, TX, and grandmother, Imogene Daily.
Mr. Jones was preceded in death by mother, Patsy Jones, step mother, Wilma, and his grandmothers.
Family hour will be from 7-8:00 PM on Monday January 31st at the Holmes~Coffey~Murray Chapel in Durant, OK. A funeral service in his honor will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday February 1st at the Chapel with Dr. John Breon officiating. His final resting place will be the Rosehill Cemetery in Calera, OK. His pallbearers will be Kerry Cody, Jason Boyd, Joel Andrews, Adam Buckhannon, Rick Cullem, and David Betterton.
Services are under the direction of Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant, OK, 121 N 5th, Durant, OK 74701