William J. Jones, a one-week a year resident of Okeene for the Annual Snake Hunt for twenty-four years, passed away August 31, 2002 in Chicago, Illinois. He was born May 25, 1941. He was the beloved husband of Jill nee (Lallaman) Jones, loving father of Richard Jones, and dear grandfather of Bret. Funeral Mass was at Incarnation Church on Thursday, September 4, 2002 at 9:30 a.m. Increment at St.Casimir Cemetery in Chicago, Illinois. As printed in "the OKEENE RECORD", Thursday, September 12, 2002, Okeene, Blaine County, Oklahoma, 73763, U.S.A.