Warren Jones

Warren Richard Jones, 89, passed away on September 30, 2026, in Washington Utah. He was born on July 1, 1937, in Salt lake City, Utah to Warren Ray Jones and Elizabeth Madge Bundy. He married Rebecca Lunt. They were married in the Logan Utah Temple on April 12, 1963. Warren was raised in Salt lake City and the San Francisco area. His maternal grandparents were from Australia, and he got to serve a mission for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints in Sydney, Australia. He earned a Bachelors and Masters in Psychology from Brigham Young University and a Masters in Public Administration from the University of Michigan. He worked almost his entire professional career for the Centers for Disease Control. Assignments took his family to Nigeria (Smallpox Eradication Program) and Indonesia. He always had a special place in his heart for the West African peoples. He also lived in Atlanta, GA, Provo, UT and St George, UT. Warren had a deep love and testimony for the gospel of Jesus Christ and that was shown in the way he lived his life every single day. His life was spent with family, work and church assignments. He held numerous church leadership positions including Stake President, Mission President and Temple Sealer. He is preceded in death by the love of his life, his wife Becky, and sister Betty Rae Guiver. He is survived by his sister Alice Drake (Mel); four sons Brian Jones (Julie), Warren Jones (Chantelle), Stephen Jones (Jennifer), and Kent Jones; 12 grandchildren Michelle Salazar (Benjamin), Megan Jones, Joshua Jones (Nacia), Matthew Jones (Kate), Max Jones, Georgia Jones, Shelby Mortensen (Ethan), Alex Jones, Jessica Jones, Jacob Jones, Jersey Jones and Jaxson Jones; and 5 great grandchildren Sadie Salazar, Samantha Salazar, Julia Saldivar, Josie Jones and Charlotte Salazar. The family would like to thank the numerous friends of the Warm Springs Ward and the expert care of Dixie Home Rehab & Hospice. Funeral service will be held on Saturday October 3, 2026, at 1:00 p.m. at Serenity Funeral Home, 1316 S 400 E #A5, St. George, Utah. Interment will be attended by the family at the Washington City Cemetery.