Background

Jones, David Charles was born on February 23, 1929 in Marion, Indiana, United States. Son of Herschel Edward and Georgia Madeline (Hendey) Conner.

Education

Bachelor, DePauw University, 1951.

Career

Vice president Jones Inc., Columbus, Indiana, 1951-1959, Gallery Shop, 1959-1970. President Franklin Square Interiors, Columbus, since 1970.

Works

• Other Work

  • Creator: Breakfast in the Courtyard, Indianapolis Museum Art, 1972. Designer decorations, Cooper-Hewitt Museum, New York City, 1976. Work appeared in: Interior Design, 1970.

Membership

Member Columbus Redevelopment Design Review Commission, 1969-1974. President Bartholomew County History Society, 1977. Fellow American Society Interior Designers (Indiana president 1968-1970, vice president national board 1976).

Member Decorator's Group (president since 1972), Sigma Delta Chi, Sigma Chi. Clubs: Merchants and Manufacturers (Chicago). Columbia (Indianapolis).

Harrison Lake Country (Columbus).

Connections

Married Susanna Stephenson Hughes, June 16, 1951. Children: Beth Jones Newman, Laura Jones Thayer, Margaret Jones Baker, Amy Jones Powell.

Father:

Herschel Edward Conner

Mother:

Georgia Madeline (Hendey) Conner

Spouse:

Susanna Stephenson Hughes

child:

Beth Jones Newman Jones

child:

Laura Jones Thayer Jones

child:

Margaret Jones Baker Jones

child:

Amy Jones Powell Jones