Tory Von Jones Funeral

This morning we had the opportunity to attend the viewing and funeral of Tory Von Jones.  Many people expressed their love and appreciation for Tory and the difference he made in their life.  It was a touching  meeting and the spirit was there in abundance.  Tony has only been in our area and branch for about three months, but he made a big impact on all of us who knew him in the short time he was here.  We are grateful for Tory and know he will fulfill a wonderful mission on the other side of the veil.  We love Tory and continue to pray for his family during this difficult time.

Tory Von Jones Obituary

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TORY VON JONES 

Tory Von Jones, age 17, died Aug. 4, 2011 at Quail Creek Reservoir, Utah.  He was born October 25, 1993, in Salt Lake City, UT, son of Tyran V. Jones and Tammy Foster Jones. 

 Tory’s smile and hugs were contagious. He hugged everyone even if they didn’t want to be hugged. He had a passion for basketball. He had a desire to go on an LDS Mission and to go to college.

He is survived by his Father, Ty; Mother, Tammy; Sister, Trish; Brother, Tyler; Step Dad, Jim Rowan; and Grandparents; Von & Betty Jones; Steve & Linda Foster.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, August 10, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at the Red Cliffs 7th Deaf Branch, 1155 N. 1400 W., St. George, UT. 

Friends may visit from 9:30-10:30 prior to services at the church. Interment will take place on Friday, August 12, at 11:00 a.m. in Lake Hills Cemetery, 10055 S. State St., Sandy, UT.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mountain America Credit Union, under the name of Tory Von Jones Memorial Trust

Tory Von Jones

Our friend and branch member, Tory Von Jones, passed away at Quail Creek on August 4, 2011 at a boating activity with friends. We were all shocked and heartbroken at the news. Tory is only 17 years old. He moved here a few months ago to live with his Grandma and Grandpa (Von and Betty Jones) who are members of our branch. He is a delightful young man and has grown leaps and bounds in the gospel since he has been here. Our youth and youth leaders have gotten to know him well through these past two Youth Conferences and other Youth activities from our branch and ward. 

Tory was outgoing and fun and a friend to everyone. He had so much fun at our Deaf Branch Youth Conference and laughingly told us about all of the pranks he and his friends played on the girls. He had picked up on sign language so quickly (his Grandpa is deaf) and we were all amazed at the youth talk he gave in ASL a few weeks ago. He also had a wonderful time at the hearing youth conference and made dozens of friends  Here are some pictures of him with some of his friends at our Deaf Branch Youth Conference. 

 

Tory is the one with the Silverado shirt on in the first picture and the tall one with the black tie in the second picture. We all Tory and will miss him deeply.  

Youth Conference

The youth (and their leaders) had a wonderful time at their Youth Conference!! Our youth group also got to meet and mingle with the youth from up North and other areas.  The youth participated in the Ogden Deaf Symposium workshops Thursday and Friday morning from 9:00 to 12:00. 

Thursday afternoon they headed to a Boy Scout COPE Course in Ogden. They loved it!  Friday afternoon they did baptisms for the dead at the Bountiful temple and then went to Salt Lake and toured the visitor center and the conference center.  Saturday morning they all went on a hike to a waterfall and had a speaker and testimony meeting.  It was a very spiritual experience for those involved. 

It seemed that one of the highlights of the trips was all of the pranks that the girls and guys did on each other.  From what I heard, they stayed up all hours of the night playing around and signing, signing, signing!

More Youth Conference Pictures

Brylee's Baby Blessing

Congratulations to the Radford family on the blessing of their beautiful new baby, Brylee, today! 

Seminary Graduates!

It was SO awesome to watch FIVE of our branch youth graduate from Seminary tonight!  It was such a touching meeting and one of our youth, Hilaree Sargent, gave a talk in sign language and shared her testimony of the gospel.  We were so touched by her spirit and her testimony. We are so proud of these young men and young women for this accomplishment and wish all the best of luck as they continue on in their future endeavors! 

 Indio Shepherd, Hilaree Sargent, Natalie Gutierrez, Marion Wall, and Grayson Pemberton