Jerry Mitchell Jones, 76, died July 24, 2014, at Hospice House of Reno County in Hutchinson. Born December 13, 1937, in Hutchinson, he was the son of Ray and Marjorie (Swann) Jones. On March 12, 1958, he married Nelta Irene Simpson in Great Bend. She died on December 3, 1997. A lifetime resident of Great Bend and Seward, he was the owner and operator of the J&J Cafe in Seward until 1997. Mr. Jones was a veteran of the United States Navy. Survivors include two sons, Mitchell R. Jones and his wife Angela of Great Bend, and Tony Lee Jones and his wife Monica of Chandler, Ariz.; one daughter, Candace Suiter-Grabski and her husband Doug of Gilbert, Ariz.; 10 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 28, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home with Robert Espinosa, Jehovah's Witness, officiating. Burial will be at the Great Bend Cemetery with military rites by the United States Navy Honor Guard. Friends may call from 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home. Memorials are suggested to Kans for Kids in care of the funeral home.