A Memorial Mass for Christopher Scott Jones, age 53, will be at 5:00 P.M. Thursday, April 23, 2009, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church, with Rev. Kevin Ratterman officiating. A reception celebrating his life will be held at 6:30 P.M. following the mass at Enid Symphony Hall. A visitation with family and friends will be Wednesday from 7:00 to 8:30 P.M. at the Snyder Home at 1322 Indian Drive.

     He was born to Kaye Dee and Leah (Nelson) Jones on February 8, 1956, in Los Angeles, CA, and died Saturday, April 18, 2009, at his home in Enid.

     Chris grew up in Enid.  He attended St. Joseph’s School for six years and graduated from Enid High School.  He attended O.S.U. for two years, and then graduated from O.U. with a B.S. Degree in Architecture.  Chris moved to Chicago in 1980, where he worked for Carson Pirie Scott and Marshall Field stores as a Display Artist and Interior Designer, and attended the Chicago American Academy of Design.  He moved back to Enid in 2001, and was on the Arts and Humanity Council, President of Enid Symphony Auxiliary, member of Enid Symphony Board of Directors.  He curated shows at the Cherokee Strip Museum, and coordinated the architecture tour. 

     He is survived by his mother Leah Jones of Enid; uncles Arnold Nelson of Chicago, Jerry Jones of Reno, Nevada and Jon Jones of Starkville, Mississippi; aunt Millie and Ray Bernard of Las Vegas; and many friends.

     Chris is preceded in death by his twin brother Kevin Dee, and father Kaye.

     Memorials may be made to O.M.R.F. – Juvenile Diabetes Division or Enid Symphony.