More detail on this person: William Hayden
Jones, 68, of Midland, passed away on Tuesday,
September 12, 2006 at the Hospice Inpatient Unit
at Midland Memorial Hospital. A memorial service
will be held on Saturday, September 16, 2006 at 10
a.m. at the Permian Basin Vietnam Veterans
Memorial located at 9900 Wright Dr. in Midland.
William Hayden (Pappy) Jones, born Jan 29, 1938,
Russellville, AR. He went to high school in
Dardanelle, AR., but quit in the 12th year to join
the USAF in 1956. He enlisted in the U.S. Army in
1960. Hayden flew helicopters for the Army and did
three tours in Vietnam, three tours in Germany and
many stateside assignments and retired in 1977.
He received the Distinguished Flying Cross with
OLC, Bronze Star, Air medal with 2 V Devices and
Numeral 21, Purple Heart with OLC, Army
Commendation Medal with OLC, Good Conduct
Medal with 3 knots and the Army Aviation Broken
Wing Award. He was nominated for the
Congressional Medal of Honor.
After retiring from the Army, Hayden did several
safety jobs, owned a trucking company, and worked
numerous jobs while following his wife Susan on
her Army career.
After settling in Midland, TX and Hayden taught
truck driving for Midland College and worked with
the Permian Basin Vietnam Memorial
Committee.
He is survived by his wife Susan, two sisters;
Linda Floyd and Judy Milholland, children; Hayden
Jones Jr., Kathi Hubbard, Patti Hollis, Teri Sisk,
and David Jones, 9 grandchildren, 3
great-grandchildren, numerous nieces and
nephews. Hayden is preceded in death by his
brother David Jones.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests gifts to
the Hayden Jones Memorial Scholarship at Midland
College.
Published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on
9/15/2006.
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