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Jones died in Lubbock at the age of ninety-four. After a memorial service on July 28 at the Oakwood [[United Methodist]] Church at 2215 58th Street in Lubbock, he  will be interred along with his wife at the Texas State Cemetery in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12001|title=Delwin L. Jones|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> In his service, Methodist Bishop James Gregg "Jimmy" Nunn (born December 5, 1956), recalled Jones' emery boards in red, white, and blue colors, a basket of which was placed in the church for the service. Nunn said that Jones once told him the boards were used to publicize his candidacy but were also items that people needed. Nunn cited Jones for his advocacy of family values; he noted that the lawmaker worked to place inmates at state facilities near their homes to make it easier for relatives to visit them. He was often back at home on weekends during legislative sessions.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180728/delwin-jones-remembered-for-service-love-of-family|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|title=Delwin Jones remembered for service, love of family|date=July 29, 2018|author=Gabriel Monte}}</ref>

Jones died in Lubbock at the age of ninety-four. After a memorial service on July 28 at the Oakwood [[United Methodist]] Church at 2215 58th Street in Lubbock, he  will be interred along with his wife at the Texas State Cemetery in the capital city of [[Austin, Texas|Austin]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cemetery.state.tx.us/pub/user_form.asp?pers_id=12001|title=Delwin L. Jones|publisher=cemetery.state.tx.us|accessdate=January 5, 2016}}</ref> In his service, Methodist Bishop James Gregg "Jimmy" Nunn (born December 5, 1956), recalled Jones' emery boards in red, white, and blue colors, a basket of which was placed in the church for the service. Nunn said that Jones once told him the boards were used to publicize his candidacy but were also items that people needed. Nunn cited Jones for his advocacy of family values; he noted that the lawmaker worked to place inmates at state facilities near their homes to make it easier for relatives to visit them. He was often back at home on weekends during legislative sessions.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://www.lubbockonline.com/news/20180728/delwin-jones-remembered-for-service-love-of-family|publisher=''The Lubbock Avalanche-Journal''|title=Delwin Jones remembered for service, love of family|date=July 29, 2018|author=Gabriel Monte}}</ref>

Former state Senator Robert Duncan, who attended the memorial service, described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”<ref name=deathofjones/> Others in attendance were Jones' former election rival, Senator Charles Perry, and former Lubbock [[Mayor]]s Windy Maryann Sitton and Alan Henry.<ref name=funeral/>

[[Robert Duncan]], a former state representative and senator and the departing chancellor of the Texas Tech University System, attended the memorial service. Duncan described Jones as "always involved in different types of activities, as a volunteer at the Lions Club, and ... active in the Republican Party, helping the new candidates learn the ropes and understand how to get elected.”<ref name=deathofjones/> Others in attendance were Jones' former election rival, Senator Charles Lee Perry, and former Lubbock [[Mayor]]s Windy Maryann Sitton and Alan Henry.<ref name=funeral/>

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