Jones was born and raised in
Lethbridge, Alberta. He served as a
missionary of the LDS Church in the
French Mission in the 1950s, which included France and the
French-speaking portions of
Belgium and
Switzerland. In 1959, he graduated from
Brigham Young University with a
Bachelor of Arts. He then received a
Juris Doctor from
Stanford Law School. Jones married Elizabeth Ann Anderson, a native of
Safford, Arizona. They were the parents of seven children. Jones was admitted to the bar in California in 1962 and then admitted to the bar in Arizona in 1964. From 1963 he was part of the firm of Jennings, Stouss & Salmon and was the head of their labor and employment division. From 1994 to 1998 Jones was the national chair of the
J. Reuben Clark Law Society. In the LDS Church, Jones has served in several positions including as a
bishop and
stake president. From 1990 to 1993 he served as president of the France
Paris Mission. Jones died on December 20, 2018, from complications of a brain aneurysm. One of Jones's daughters is
Utah journalist Ruth Todd. == References ==