Donald C. Jones
November 15, 2008
Donald “Donnie” Jones, 51, of Des Moines passed away on November 15, 2008 at Iowa Lutheran Hospital. The family will greet friends from 6-8 PM Thursday evening at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home. A family service will be held at a later date. Donnie had worked at Goodrich for 14 years and had served in the Army. He was a member of the motorcycle clubs HOG and 2nd Chance. He loved dogs and riding his Harley. He is survived by his children Matthew Wright, Brooke Ann, Sunny Gibson and Robert Dale; his mother Sharon Jones; his siblings Cathy Jones, Wendy Chrisman, Ted Jones, Dawn “Sam” Hilderbrand and Carrie Jones as well as his soul mate Angie. He was preceded in death by his father Don and grandmother Caroline. Memorial contributions may be made to the Animal Rescue League in Donnie’s memory.
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Your Loving Soul Mate
10/27/2009
Hi Honey,
Hey Mr. Bubbles, I just want to tell you I Love You, I miss you and I'm thinking of you... You are always on my mind and in my heart! I hope you know how much you were and are Loved... I also hope you know how much you are missed...
What do you think of our "POOH BEAR", Honey she is driving, she is growing up so fast... What a blessing she is and wow how Beautiful... We are so lucky! She is still the #1 Granddaughter and she always will be... Please always watch over and protect her... Keep her safe and help keep the rubber down for her...
What about that Austin our "BOO BOO"... What a go getter! He is such a on the go kinda kid... And how bout that Hockey! He is tops! And we know he will be driving soon too... Please always watch over and protect him....
Then there is Taylor, him and his horn... Did you see the good job he did in the band meet... He is such a social butterfly!!! The Comedian of the group...
And how bout "BUBBA"... He is so cute, flashes those eyes, did you notice the color o them... They take after his Aunt Sunny!!! Watch out world... Honey he is on the go so you'll really have to keep up with him!
And last but not lease, how bout our "lil peanut"... She is such a cutie... Did you see what she is doing with that thumb! She is precious as ever cute as a button too... Keep your loving arms around her too...
Honey, we all miss you and need you... I can only believe your finally at peace and that you are in your glory watching over all us here... I know Robby really misses you a lot, he tells me how he has daily conversations with you... I hope you can still guide him and show him the way...
Sunny has been going through a lot... I hope you can help get her through the rough spot she has going too...
Well Honey, I need to get to bed... I been putting in lots of hours and wore out all the time... I just wanted to tell you I LOVE YOU and I MISS YOU more than words can ever say... You will always be my #1 and Only...No one can ever take your place... Your in my heart 4 ever and a day... I Love you...
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
10/18/2009
Hi Honey,
I just wanted to tell you I Love and miss you. Eleven months seems like forever ago but then at times it seems as if it was only yesterday that you went away... I like to think your with Uncle John, Gram & your Poppa T & your dad... I hope you got to let them know how much you loved and cared for them and how you missed them... We all know the feeling as we miss you every day... I know your where your supposed to be and I know God is there with you taking care of you and for that I am grateful...
Robby and I did a "Ride for the Cure" bike ride that left from Prairie Meadows and went to the IA Speedway... It was cold! And to top it off it was rainy... It was bitter sweet as it was something we would have done and something Robby would have done with us... I had my moments along the way... Honey I hope you know how special you are and were to each and everyone of us...
I know that Robby talks to you often and I know that Sunny thinks of you often as well, and Summer Jean your pride and joy misses you about as much as I do... You may not be here in person and it may be a long time till we are able to see you again but honey, as your last written words to me were, " You will be in my heart forever"... No matter what, No one will ever take your place and no one will ever have all of me, as I will always have a place for you in my heart... Honey, I miss you more today than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow... I know you are with us, I see the signs at different times and I'm so grateful knowing your always here and in my heart...
Well Honey, I need to get to bed, I plan to get up for Church and it is late and I have been under the weather so I need to get some rest... I will be thinking of you and Loving you as Always and Forever....
Your my favorite "Mr. Butthead" and you always will be... And yes I got the "MR" in there....Take care and know that I am always here for you... Love and miss you more than words can ever say....Hugs and Kisses from me to you!!!
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
09/16/2009
Hi Honey,
I just called to tell you I love you... I miss you more than words can ever say. I can't believe it was 10 months ago yesterday that you went away. Not a day goes by that your not in my thoughts or prayers. I wish I could wake up and find out this past 10 months was only a dream but I know that reality is what it is. I can't say that I would like it all to have been a dream as we do have some good things going since then. I have found and became a member of a wonderful Church. I attend services regularly and believe it has helped me too in dealing with your passing. I know your my "Angel" up above watching over me and our Family. We are so fortunate that we have your there if you can't be here. Summer, Austin and Taylor all have their learners permits! Summer took drivers ED this summer and she will be able to get her drivers license I think in October. She will be able to drive to and from school only. But either way watch out World!!! And of course saving the best for last, our darling Aubrey Ann Clark Dale, oh honey, isn't she a cutie... What a Blessing, we have 2 beautiful granddaughters. And Levi, he is such a cutie... Thinks all he has to do is flash those beautiful eyes... I'm sure there are other great things but I really can't think of what they might be. Oh wait, Honey, I still am not smoking! That is amazing with all that I have gone through, there have been some times when I could have very easily started again, but you know the only thing that keeps me not smoking is one of the last conversations you and I had, you made the remark that I would be smoking before you know it or something to that affect... Well you know me I gotta have the last word and prove you wrong!!! But the downfall of all that is that I have gained way too much weight!!! Oh I have decided that I will get me my own Harley and have a 3 wheel or trike rear end added that way I can go on trips and see the world as I don't want someone else I never did, You were my true Love and my one and only... I miss you and Love you more than words can ever say.. May God be with you and Hug you for me since I can't be there to do it myself. Honey there are times when certain songs are playing I can close my eyes and remember us dancing to them or remember us being together and what we were doing, it is so real...I won't keep you, just wanted you to know you are so very dear and I Love and Miss you forever and Always... I LOVE YOU.....XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
08/22/2009
Hi Honey,
Just a few lines to let you know I LOVE and MISS you more than words can ever say... Not a day goes by that your not missed or thought about. I struggle constantly with the would of, should of, and could of... It is hard to accept the fact that you are gone and it is what it is.... Gosh, can you believe it has been 10 months... It seems as if it was only yesterday you were here and now your gone... I would think that it would be getting easier to accept the fact that your not here but it isn't... I can break out in tears with out much prompting... A song, seeing someone in the distance on a bike that resembles you, seeing signs of affection between people and missing your touch all the more. I just wanted to drop a line or two, tell you I LOVE & MISS YOU, till I write again, Know that you Forever will be in my Heart, as I know I am forever in yours as I still have your last text's to know that... I still have a recording of your voice mail and listen to it often too just to hear your voice and to hear you taking a breath.... You take my breath away.... I Love you today, tomorrow and always.... Keep showing me you are near... I LOVE YOU........ XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
07/20/2009
Hi Honey,
I can't tell you how emotional today was. We are grandparents to a beautiful baby girl... Aubrey Ann Clark Dale, she came into our world at 12:50 PM. Aubrey weighs 6.11.1 lbs. and she is 19 in. long. Aubrey has lots of hair I think it is medium dark brown and of course it is too soon to tell what color of eyes she has... Oh, when I 1st saw her she was crying her little eyes out, a little tear rolled down her cheek, Honey, I was thinking about you and missing you so very very much, I wish things would have been different so you could be here to share in the Love and Joy our baby girl will bring us... I know you were there and are here with us I just miss being able to hold you close, to pat your butt, to smell you and have your arms around me... Honey, I miss you so very much. Honey, it is so true that "You don't know what you got till it's gone"... I miss you every day, there is not a day that goes by that your not a part of it. I will always love you and you will be forever in my heart same as your last text to me... I know someday we will be together again and I look forward to that time so I can tell you how very much I have loved and missed you... Forever and Always....xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
07/12/2009
Hi Honey,
I just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you, missing you as I always do... You would be so proud of the kids! Austin did good in Colorado for his Roller Hockey. He scored good and won 2nd place in the speed skating I think it was... Oh yea, Can you believe our Pooh has her learners permit?... She is taking Driver's Ed and doing good. She had a test last week and only missed 1 out of 30! She is growing so fast! And she is as Beautiful as ever, such a sweetheart and she loves and misses you too... And your beautiful daughter "Sunny" she is so very special and caring and keeps you in all our doings! Today she had baby shower for Brenda, the baby will be here 7/20/09 providing her lungs are grown... Sunny had a darling outfit with Harley Davidson on it and it was gift wrapped in Memory of Papa... Our Granddaughter's name will be: Aubrey Ann Clark Dale, of course Clark after her PAPA...You will be a part of her life too... We will make sure you are never forgotten in our grandchildren's lives. As you will never be forgotten in ours...Well, I just wanted to drop you a few lines to let you know I love and miss you and was thinking of you... Till we meet again, you are forever and always in my heart... I Love you and Miss you... XOXOXOXOXOOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
07/01/2009
Hi Honey,
"HAPPY ANNIVERSARY"... Today would have been our 15th Anniversary... July 1, 1994 was the best day of my life. The day I became your wife. I remember that day well and I miss you all the more... I love you.
I played the Buddy Jewell disc on my way to and from Church, and of course "HELP POUR OUT THE RAIN" brought a tear and then "TODAY I STARTED LOVING YOU AGAIN" came on and that of course gets the heart and the mind going... But then it doesn't take a lot for me to get to thinking of you... I really miss you a lot and I Thank God for the time we had together, it wasn't long enough though...
Well, You are always on my mind and in my heart. I love and miss you more and more with each passing day... I'm so glad to be able to listen to my phone and hear your voice... You sound so close, I want to tell you to come over and let me hold you close, let me take in your smell, let me tell you I love you... I will close for now but always know your on my mind and in my heart forever as your text message is to my my feelings are the same back to you...
I love and miss you more than words can ever express... Keep watch over us and let us know your there whenever you can find the time... The yellow roses I got on my birthday are still beautiful and of course remind me of you....Well, honey, I will talk to you soon... I love you more and more with each passing day...
God be with you and hold you close and let you know how much you are loved and missed by us... The good thing is we will be together again some day... Till then know I love you and will always love you...Forever and always yours....XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
YOUR LOVING SOUL MATE, ANGIE
06/26/2009
HEY HONEY, I FORGOT TO TELL YOU MY "DON","MR. BUTTHEAD", OR "BUBBLES" I HAVE 1 YEAR TODAY OF BEING SMOKE FREE... AND BELIEVE YOU ME IT HAS BEEN THE MOST CHALLENGING THINGS EVER... BUT THANKS TO YOU I HAVE MADE IT... YOU LAID DOWN THE CHALLENGE AND YOU KNOW ME I HAVE TO PROVE YOU WRONG, AND SO FAR SO GOOD! SO TODAY I WILL CELEBRATE THE 1 YEAR MARK... JUST HAD TO LET YOU KNOW... THANKS FOR KEEPING ME ON TRACK IN DEATH AS YOU DID IN LIFE... I LOVE AND MISS YOU HONEY, THANKS FOR BEING MY "GUARDIAN ANGEL"... I LOVE YOU MORE TODAY THAN YESTERDAY AND NOT AS MUCH AS TOMORROW... XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Your Loving Soul Mate, Angie
06/26/2009
Hi Honey,
Just a few lines to let you know your still in our thoughts and prayers. I can only imagine your at peace and Jesus is there to comfort you and give you strength. As you know I found a Church and it has helped me a lot.
I know your at peace and will be waiting for me when my time comes. You have definitely taught us that nothing is forever and one never knows when it will be the last time, so we need to embrace every moment we can with the people we love and to always let them know we love them and how important they are to us. You did that for us, we all know how important we were to you and how much you loved us. I'm forever greatful to have the text message you sent me and I can still hear your voice any time I want as I saved your voice mail message from your phone, it is so realistic as I can even hear you breathing during it... And I still have some of your clothes you brought over to be washed and I can still smell you, I miss you more than words can say.
I know you know I Love You and I always will. No one will ever mean to me what you did and no one will ever take your place in any of our lives.
I'm so proud of our children and grandchildren and I know you are beaming with pride to know you were their father and grandfather. We are sad that you wont have the oportunity to be a physical part of our new granddaughters life but we will make sure you are very much a part of her life and she will know you too, the same as we do with Levi what a pistol "Bubba" can be... and then he thinks if he cocks his head and looks at your with those beautiful blue eyes that all is forgiven, or it's ok, he is such a charmer... Hmmm, reminds me of someone else... You were my "Charmer"... I Love and miss you so very much and I look forward to the day we will be together again... You truely are my one and only and you always will be, no one will ever be able to take your place or mean to us all that you do and did... Keep watching over us "Our Special Guardian Angel", Hugs and kisses to you.... I LOVE YOU, more today than yesterday but not as much as tomorrow... XOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXOXO
Angie Your Loving Soul Mate
06/15/2009
Hi Honey,
I just wanted to let you know I was thinking of you and missing you like crazy. Hard to believe it has been 8 months ago today you left us. That was the start of the Hardest days of the rest of our lives... Honey, I hope you know how much you are Loved and missed. It is also Sunny's Birthday...
Well, I gotta go for no., I just wanted you to know I love you and I miss you and I keep you close in my heart always... Forever and always yours...Hugs and Kisses...Love ya, Angie
Your Loving Soulmate
05/26/2009
Hi Honey,
I know, I'm a little late on the 6 month's but sadly to say that is how long you have been gone...At times it seems like yesterday...I can't say the pain is any easier or the hole in my heart any smaller...I can't hardly talk about you without getting tearing up...You were my everything...I miss you more than words can ever say...
The reason for not writing to you on the 6 months was internet issues... I have went with Media-com and wondering if I made the right choice... For the TV I think it may be since it has been raining a lot I haven't had the show go blank or searching for a signal!
I am going to be having surgery on the 16th. I get my gall bladder out... I have some stones and black spots on or in it... I'm not sure what I'll do next... I'm thinking maybe toward the end of the year my back...
I guess Sheba went for a stroll... I haven't heard from Sunny if she got home or not, I got a chip put in her a few months back. I need to get a hold of Eric and set up some time to go see Roc... I tried a month or so ago but didn't hear back from him till the weekend was over as he had some plans and was gone... since then it seems like it's been rainy every weekend since... I will see about taking Sheba for a road trip there and getting some more pictures of all the dogs...
Well Honey, I guess I need to bring this to a close for now as tomorrow is another workday! Lucky me...LOL... I miss you more than words can ever say, I Love You, I Miss You... I will always have you near me as you will always and forever be in my heart... Hugs Honey... I LOVE YOU....
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Your Loving Soulmate
05/11/2009
Hi Honey,
I just wrote to tell you I Love You, I Miss You and to catch you up on what is going on in my life... It is very hard without you... I thank you for being present on "Mother's Day"... At church there was a beautiful bouquet of yellow roses... At the end of the service they gave a yellow rose to all the "Mothers" I feel it was a sign from God and you telling me you are still with me and you are always near... I still get very emotional thinking about you and I tear up a lot when I get to missing you and thinking about you...
The Kids and I went to "Monteray" for lunch... Sunny got me a gift card for Menards, a scrapbook stamp and a bear cheer leader for the Hawkeyes... I set it up on one of the shelves where I have some of our pictures, and reminders of you...
I got a new roommate... Roxanne, she got divorced this year, she is in scrap-booking with us all in fact next weekend is our Saturday here at the club house... I have a rough time on those weekends as that is what we were doing the last time you were here...
Saturday "Pooh" has her dance recital. Sunny and I will be going and watching her... I will get her some Yellow Roses so she knows you are there too...
I will close for now, I love you and I miss you more than you will ever know... Take care and know that I will always Love you....Forever and always...
Your Loving Soul Mate
04/12/2009
Hi Honey...
Happy Easter, Of course this is the 3rd time I have started this... Not sure if the others will show up or not... I won't go back over what I had wrote before as I'm sure you have read this several times since I have wrote a few times... lol... The Dinner we had was great! Ham, (I know not your favorite at all!) Cheesy potatoes, Yams, corn, green bean casserole, rolls, noodle salad, fruit salad, cottage cheese salad, deviled eggs and Chocolate Cake for desert... I must say all was good! Oh, yes of course the veggie tray too... You would have been stuffed!!!
Can you believe, Our "Pooh Bear" now has a driving permit?... Watch out world! Good thing I live in Grimes!!! Thank goodness her dad is willing to take her test driving...He is so good to her, How'd we get so lucky?...
Honey, I miss you so much... I know I go very few days without breaking down... I wish I would have been able to help you understand how important you were to me and everyone... I have such a hard time looking at old pictures and reliving those "Happy Times"... I'm so lucky to have them...
I really miss you bunches, Honey, I love you so very very much... I wont keep you bur I wanted you to know how much you are loved and missed... You mean the world to me and you always will...
I love you so very very much honey, Thank you for all the years we had, I'm so lucky to have all that time and the memories and the pictures.... They all tell stories... Great stories at that... Honey, your always in my Heart and Thoughts and Memories... I love you and Miss you so very very much...Until we are together again, "You will be in my heart forever"........
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Your Loving Soul Mate
04/12/2009
Hi Honey,
Happy Easter... I love and miss you... We had a full day! I had the Kids and grandchildren over. The deal was they had to come to Church first... They did and the Service from Pastor Randy was good... We filled 2 rows I think I would have had the award for the most visitors... Aunt Noni came up Friday too... So we had a real full house! Also Roxanne (she will be my new roommate) came too... After the service was an Easter Egg hunt... Bubba was too cute... I was very proud of him, he didn't try to grab them all he went the full course of the lot where the eggs were placed...
Angie, your Loving Soul Mate
04/12/2009
Hi Honey,