Walter H. Jones, 87, died Oct. 19, 2011, at his home.
He was born in Chicago, wintered in Vero Beach since 1983 before moving permanently to Vero Beach in 2004, coming from Union, Maine and Willsboro, N.Y.
He was a staff sergeant in the Army and served as chief clerk to General McCormick in Hawaii during World War II.
After completing his bachelor’s degree from DePaul University, he started in sales with Pepperell Industries, continued with West Point Pepperell, became executive vice president of domestic sales with Burlington Industries, then started his own marketing consulting business until his retirement.
He was a member of St. Augustine of Canterbury Episcopal Church, Vero Beach.
Survivors include his wife, Patti Sherman Jones, of Vero Beach; sons, W. Steven Jones, of Rio Verdi, Ariz., and Scott D. Jones, of Valley Village, Calif.; daughter, Kathleen Jones Dyer, of Flanders, N.J.; stepson, William Mallia, of Plymouth, Mass.; sisters, Dolores Nejedly and Margaret Johnson, both of California; five grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Margaret Messina Jones.
Memorial contributions may be made to , P.O. Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284.
A celebration of life at St. Augustine of Canterbury, Vero Beach will be at a later date.
Arrangements are by Strunk Funeral Home and Crematory, Vero Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.strunkfuneralhome.com.
