Riley Jones, age 31, of Malvern, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday December 11, 2025. He was born March 1, 1994, in Little Rock, Arkansas, to Eldon and Becky (Tugwell) Jones. He attended Taylor’s Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Malvern. His favorite pastime was tinkering on things just so he could see how they worked.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Tommy and Janet Tugwell, Jesse Glenn, and Betty Jones; and his uncles Bobby Jones and Bill Glover.

Survivors include his parents; Eldon and Becky Jones; uncle, Greg Jones (Becky); aunt, Fay Glover; great aunt, Carolyn Cooper; cousins, Justin Keeling and his children Caden, Zander, and Hadley; Chad Burrow, his wife Johanna, and their son Konner Branch, and daughter Kiley Wise, her husband Jase, and their daughter Blakleigh; Brad Burrow, his wife Madeline, and their children Laikynn and Ryan; as well as a host of friends who will miss him dearly.

Services will be announced at a later date.

Memorials may be made to any mental health or depression center organizations.