Donald Bruce Jones Sr., Cape Region musician

Donald Bruce Jones Sr. (Bruce), 68, of Dover went home to be with his Lord Saturday, Feb. 29, 2020, at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in Philadelphia, Pa., surrounded by his family.   He was born Nov. 7, 1951, in Milford.

Bruce was a 1969 graduate of Milton High School. He served in both the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army.  He retired from the U.S. Post Office in 2008. He loved to sing and played several instruments. He played bass guitar in the praise team at Crossroad Community Church and with the band 33 1/3 at Irish Eyes and other venues.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Herbert and Hilda Jones; his parents, Wilson and Leona Jones; his aunt, Jacqueline Betts; and his brother, Bill Jones Jr.

Bruce is survived by his loving wife, Ruth and his children, Donald Jones Jr., Debra Lewis, Deanna Tighe, Kimberly Ranshaw-Ford, Stephanie Pegelow, Hope Jeffries and Karleigh Jones; and 10 grandchildren. He is also survived by his stepmother, Sharon Jones;  uncle, Harold Betts; and siblings Lou Ann Douglas, John Betts, Rick Betts, Terri Carey, Wesley Betts, Jennifer Lanza, Wendy Rybacki, Leslie Laughlin and Debbie West.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 4, at 2 p.m., at Crossroad Community Church, 20684 State Forest Road, Georgetown, with visitation from noon till 2 p.m. Burial will be held Thursday, March 5, at 1 p.m., at the Delaware Veterans Memorial Cemetery, 26669 Patriots Way, Millsboro. 

Bruce touched many lives, and his legacy will live on in the hearts and minds of everyone he interacted with. 

Arrangements in the care of Short Funeral Services, Milton.