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Ezra 'Easy' Jones
EZRA E. "EASY" JONES
Washington
Ezra E. "Easy" Jones, 95, of Washington, Iowa, died Monday, Aug. 8, 2016, at the United Presbyterian Home in Washington following a short illness. Celebration of life services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, at Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Pastor Virgil K. Jones officiating. Calling hours will begin at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home, where the family will receive friends from 5 to 7 p.m. Interment with military honors conducted by Washington American Legion Post 29 will take place at Schrock Cemetery in rural Washington County, Iowa. In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established for the Washington, D.C., Honor Flight. Online condolences may be sent for Ezra's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com.
He is survived by his daughter, Marilyn Crandall of Brighton; daughter, Murlee Bohr of Cedar Rapids; daughter, Debbie Hagerla and husband Albert of Edina, Mo.; son, Michael Jones and wife Lori of Des Moines; 11 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren.
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