Friends of the late Franklin Webb Jones, 67, of Dover, may call on the family from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at the Pippin Funeral Home, 119 W. Camden-Wyoming Ave., Wyoming, where services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, March 18.
Mr. Jones died Friday, March 12, 2010.
Born Aug. 9, 1942, in Dover, he was the son of the late Franklin L. Jones and Martha Webb Jones.
Mr. Jones graduated from Caesar Rodney High School in 1960 and the University of Delaware in 1965. He worked for 40 years in the banking industry, retiring in 2003 from the Wilmington Trust Company.
He was a lifelong music lover and proudly played the tuba in the Caesar Rodney and University of Delaware marching bands, the 287th Army National Guard band and the Milford Community Band.
Mr. Jones also was an avid toy train collector, and was a member of the Train Collectors Association, Toy Train Operating Society, and the Lionel Collector’s Club of America for more than 35 years. He had been a member and past president of the Cheswold Volunteer Fire Company, a professional auctioneer and was accomplished in mechanical clock repair.
Mr. Jones is survived by his wife of 45 years Caroline Woodruff Jones; a daughter, Cheryl L. Jones of Dover; a son and daughter-in-law, Franklin L. II and Tina Jones of Middletown; and two grandchildren, Sydney Renee Jones and Tyler Franklin Wayne Jones.
He also is survived by a sister and brother-in-law, Carolyn and Dennis Williams of Dover; his sisters-in law and brothers-in-law, Jo Ann and Wayne Kulhanek, Pamela S. and Thomas Stemphoski , Tamara L. and Ernesto Ballesteros and James I. and Debra Woodruff; 18 nieces and nephews; and 10 great-nieces and great-nephews.
Interment will be in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Camden.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations in Mr. Jones’ name may be made to the National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Delaware Chapter, 2 Mill Road, Suite 106, Wilmington, DE 19806; or the American Diabetes Association, 100 W. 10th St., Suite 1002, Wilmington, DE 19801.
Letters of condolence may be sent via www.pippinfuneralhome.com.
