of Mountain View, AR

September 15, 1955 - August 11, 2021

Mark Alan Jones, age 65, of Mountain View, Arkansas, passed away on Wednesday, August 11, 2021, in Harrison, Arkansas. He was born on September 15, 1955, to the late Louis Marshall "Grandpa" Jones and Ramona Jones, in Nashville, Tennessee. Along with his parents, Mark was preceded in death by his sister, Marsha Marie Jones.

Mark was a lifetime musician. As a young man he began touring across the country with his parents making appearances on the Grand Ole Opry, and the television show "Hee Haw". He performed with numerous artists including his father, "Grandpa" Jones, the Willis Brothers, the Wright Brothers, and Jimmy Driftwood's Rackensack Folklore Society. He also worked as a sound engineer for the Statler Brothers.

Some of the most memorable times in his music career were touring with renowned guitarist, Doyle Dykes, playing in churches throughout the U. S. He was a regular performer at the Grandpa Jones Dinner Theatre in Mountain View, Arkansas, and was a founding member of the Arkansas Beanfest. Mark spent several years playing banjo and running sound and lights at Silver Dollar City and Shepherd of The Hills Outdoor Drama in Branson, Missouri. He worked as a performer, and sound engineer at the Ozark Folk Center in Mountain View and up until his death contributed to the syndicated radio program "From the Vault" via Ozark Highlands Radio.

Throughout his life, Mark taught private music lessons helping to preserve traditional folk music. Even though his life was deeply engrained in music, he enjoyed working with the intellectually disabled and often used his musical talent as a therapeutic tool. Mark is a 2021 inductee of the George D. Hay Society Hall of Honor.

Mark is survived by his wife of 24 years, Sue Jones; children, Joshua Lockard, Candra Hutcheson, Rachel Williams, and Ralyn Lockard; thirteen grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. He is also survived by his two sisters, Eloise Jones Hawkins and Alisa Jones Wall, and her children, Jesse and Marlee Wall; and numerous other family members and friends.

Mark enjoyed the simple ways, stories of the past, and making people laugh. He loved the Ozark Mountains, rivers, and streams, and he was loved for the gentle, kind person that he was.


Mark's celebration of Life was held on Saturday, August 28, 2021, at 2:00 PM, at the Ozark Folk Center's large auditorium (Ozark Highlands Theater) in Mountain View.


In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the OPRY TRUST FUND, 1 Gaylord Drive, Nashville, Tennessee 37214.


The family respectfully asks that you wear a mask and practice social distancing.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Christeson Funeral Home
519 North Spring Street
Harrison, AR  72601
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com