Royce E. Jones

Royce E. Jones, age 57, of Prairie Du Rocher, IL, born on August 4, 1965, in East St. Louis, IL, died on Thursday, March 9, 2023, at Barnes-Jewish Hospital, St. Louis, MO.

Royce was a Truck Driver for Central Transport.  He enjoyed woodworking, working on cars and enjoying the outdoors.

He was preceded  in death by his parents, Leon and Mary Sue, nee Beaird Jones; his grandchildren, Blaine Raymond Freeze, Jr., River Lane Motherhead, and Alexia Jones; and his siblings, Lowen Jones, Rickie Jones, David Jones, Dennis Jones, Delores Akin, Sharon Kennedy, Robin Jones, and Mary Smith.

Royce is survived by his wife, Melanie Jones, nee Winkelman; his children, Lisa Hooker, Shane M. (Roxann) Jones, Stormie (Bobby Lynn) Jones, Brandon Jones, Ayla Jones, MacKenzie Jones (Karl Tieman), Mercadez (Austin) Conner, and Tommy (Monica) Shepherd; his step-children, Samantha Faucett, Donna Asher (Eric Mask), and Justine Asher (Blaine Freeze, Sr.); his grandchildren, Henry Hart, Jacob Hart, Katelynn Hart, Lindsey Hart, Emma Jones, Shea Jones, Sophia Jones, Shane Jones, Jr., Lacie Lynn, Kaiden Lynn, Gavyn Lynn, Paislee Lynn, Gabriel Jones, Caylie Jones, Nova Jones, Kylie Dixon, Jaxon Jones, Ryleigh Odom, Bentlee Conner, Oaklyn Conner, Ria Connor, Justin Evans, Evan Shepherd, MacKenzie Shepherd, Adalynne Shepherd, Thomas Shepherd II, Alexandra Faucett, Ariel Mask, Charlotte Mask, and Whitney Freeze; and his siblings, Larry Jones, of St. Louis, MO, Joey Jones of O’Fallon, IL, Debra Dunn of Hartford, IL, Cathy Jones of Pinckneyville, IL, Janet Trail of Marissa, IL, and Rebecca Boissanneault of Alvin, TX.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.kasslyfuneral.com           

Memorials may be made to the Jones Family and checks can be made out to Shane Jones.

Visitation will be held on Saturday, March 18, 2023, from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. at Kassly Mortuary, Ltd., Fairview Heights, IL.

Private Graveside Services will be held at a later date.

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