▁Wel ch ' s ▁box er ▁Gil ▁King ▁during ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁Jones ▁served ▁in ▁W W II . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s , ▁he ▁taught ▁box ing ▁at ▁the ▁Boys ▁Club ▁in ▁W att s . ▁After ▁the ▁war , ▁he ▁worked ▁for ▁Ma e ▁West , ▁whom ▁he ▁had ▁known ▁since ▁he ▁was ▁ 2 2 , ▁becoming ▁her ▁boy friend , ▁ch auff eur ▁and ▁body guard . ▁West ▁was ▁his ▁employ er , ▁friend ▁and ▁supp orter ▁until ▁her ▁death ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁Jones ▁suffered ▁from ▁failing ▁eyes ight ▁in ▁his ▁later ▁years ▁from ▁di ab etes . ▁He ▁was ▁also ▁among ▁many ▁box ers ▁who ▁attended ▁the ▁fun eral ▁of ▁Fe ab ▁S . ▁Williams ▁( bet ter ▁known ▁as ▁" Ge orge ▁God f rey "). ▁ ▁Death ▁Jones ▁died ▁from ▁ar ter ios cl eros is ▁and ▁di ab etes ▁at ▁his ▁home ▁near ▁Mc Ar thur ▁Park ▁on ▁January ▁ 4 , ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁in ▁Los ▁Angeles , ▁California , ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 7 5 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁buried ▁in ▁Ever green ▁C emetery ▁in ▁East ▁Los ▁Angeles . ▁ ▁Notable ▁b outs ▁▁▁▁ ▁| ▁style =" text - align : center ;" ▁col span =" 7 " | ▁| - ▁ ▁style =" text - align : center ; ▁background :# e 3 e 3 e 3 ;" ▁| ▁ ▁style =" border