Obituary of Sergeant Casey Jones

Funeral services for Sergeant Casey Wayne Jones, 22, Troup, are scheduled for 10:00 am, Wednesday, July 12 at Taylor's Chapel Church, in the Tecula community, near Troup, with the Reverends Benny Walker and Billy House officiating. Burial, with full military honors, will be in the Pinecrest Cemetery, Troup under the direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Sergeant Jones died Sunday, July 9, 2006. He was born May 16, 1984 in Palestine. He was a lifetime resident of Troup and and was 2002 graduate of Troup High School. For the past 4 years, he was serving in the 4th Infantry Division, Ft. Hood. He had just returned Friday from his second tour of duty in Iraq. He married Krystle Johnson, October 9, 2004 in Chapel Hill. Survivors include his wife, Krystle Jones, Overton; a son, Colton Jones, Overton; his mother and stepfather, Elaine and Joe Cannon, Troup; a brother, Heath Jones, Troup; a stepsister, Jourdan Cannon; father-in-law and mother-in-law, James and Brenda Johnson, Overton; grandparents, Rose White, Jacksonville, and Nell and Billy Joe Cannon, Gladewater, Bonnie Johnson, Athens, Mary Ray, and Wesley Ray, both of Jacksonville; brother-in-law, Robert Johnson, Overton; sister-in-law, Shawna Jensen, Killeen; aunts and uncles, Darrell Cannon, Gladewater, Martha Stewart, Palestine, Gail White-Scarborough and John Buck Scarborough, Palestine, Frank and Karen Johnson, Chapel Hill; and numerous cousins. Pallbearers will be Chris Rozelle, Robert Chrisman, Brian Tadlock, Ronnie Smith, Robert Johnson, Josh Stewart, Kendall Sides, and Billy Scarborough. Honorary Pallbearers will be Chris Mitchell, Kenneth Mitchell, and Steven Mitchell. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, Tuesday, July 11, from 7:00 pm until 9:00 pm.