Obituary for Donald (Skip) Dale Jones: Skip Jones was born in Windsor, Missouri on January 9, 1934, to Nettie Mae and Linn Perrin Jones. He passed away at home from natural causes, on November 3, 2023. Skip was the youngest, with two older sisters, Joyce and LaVon. Throughout his childhood, their family moved often. They moved 10 times before he graduated from high school. He graduated from Poly High School in Riverside, CA, in 1952. Skip was drafted into the United States Army in October of 1956 and served until October of 1958.He served in Hawaii, New Mexico, and Texas. Skip later began a career with Pacific Bell Telephone. Skip met Denise Ann Bransford in December of 1958, and they later married in July of 1962. They resided in Riverside, CA where they added a daughter, Jill, to their family, with Richard, Denise's son. They moved to Phoenix, AZ in 1969. In Phoenix two more sons joined the family, Derek and Joshua. Skip transferred to Phoenix with the phone company, but also built swimming pools for a brief time while living there. During their time in Phoenix, Skip and Denise joined The Church of Jesus Christ of latter-day Saints. He spent many years serving in various positions in church. He especially loved working with the youth. Phoenix was home for nine years before they moved to Nampa, Idaho in May of 1977. Skip's given name was Donald, but when he was quite young, his mother sewed him an outfit that looked like a ship's skipper uniform. The nickname Skipper was born and stuck for his entire life. He was a very hard worker. Skip would work his day job, and then come home and work on projects around the house. He could do anything. He worked on their cars. He put on a new roof. He connected their septic system to the city sewer. If he didn't know how to do it, he would learn. He was very mechanically minded and loved to know how things worked. When Skip changed jobs in 1986, they moved back to southern California. Derek and Josh were raised there. Friendships were so important to Skip, and he treasured keeping in touch with friends, all the way back to his childhood. They made many wonderful memories in California, for over 33 years. Then they moved back to Idaho in April of 2020. Skip was preceded in death by his wife, Denise, and stepson Richard. He is survived by his children, Jill (Mark) Williams, Derek (Melissa) Jones, Joshua Jones, four nieces and their families, three granddaughters, four great granddaughters, and two great grandsons.