Funeral services for Olvis LaVon Jones will be at 10:00 am Wednesday, June 22, 2016 in the First Baptist Church, Indiahoma with Rev. Les Banks, Pastor officiating.

Burial will be in the Springhill Cemetery, South of Cooperton, OK under the direction of Becker-Rabon Funeral Home of Snyder.

The family will greet friends Tuesday evening from 5pm until 7pm at the funeral home in Snyder.

Olvis LaVon Jones, 92, Cache, passed away Saturday June 18, 2016 at his home in Cache.  He was born March 26, 1924 in Western Comanche County to John Hardy and Georgia Elena Hall Jones.  He grew up south of Cooperton, attending Springhill and Cooperton schools.  Olvis served in the military in 1945-46, including service in occupied Japan.  He married Joyce Lee on December 13, 1952 while he was employed at Anthony Ford Garage in Snyder as a mechanic.  In 1956 he began work as a helicopter mechanic at Mineral Wells, Texas.  While there he earned his fixed-wing pilot license and also learned to fly helicopters.  In 1959 he began working in final assembly building helicopters for Brantly Helicopter, Inc. at Frederick.  He soon became the supervisor and later he earned his rotorcraft pilot license and became both production and experimental test pilot for the company.  After Brantly Helicopter, Inc. ceased production, Olvis continued working for Mr. Brantly at other manufacturing companies for 15 years.  He then went back to flying and working on Brantly helicopters until retirement.  During his career, Olvis became the expert on Brantly helicopters.  He traveled nationwide and internationally to trouble-shoot, repair and test fly the Brantlys.  In his spare time, he built a "Midget" Mustang aircraft, a one person airplane.  Olvis and wife returned to Snyder, living there the next 20 years before moving to Cache one year ago.  Olvis accepted the Lord as his Saviour at Cooperton Baptist Church.  He also served the Lord in Frederick First Baptist, Snyder Southside Baptist and was a member of Indiahoma First Baptist at the time of his death.  He dearly loved his immediate family as well as his extended family.

He is survived by his loving wife Joyce of 63 years; two daughters: Retha Mitchell and husband Jack of Frederick, Melody Simpson and husband Richard of Ardmore; three grandchildren: Kevin Mitchell, Rachel Simpson and Jeremy Simpson; numerous nieces and nephews, sister-in-law, Jimmy Lou Jones and a large extended family.

He was preceded in death by his parents John and Georgia Jones; six brothers: John DeVern, Greely, Leo, Billy Zane, Virgil Dale and LaVoy Jones; four sisters: Mozel Jones, Marjorie Rogers, Jeneal Riley and Leola Powell, and two nephews: Michael Rogers and Leon Jones.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the First Baptist Church of Indiahoma, or to a favorite charity.