James Allen 'Jim' Jones, 10 Oct 1952 - 18 Jun 2015

JONES, KINZLER, LANE, BAUMGARTNER, HINRICHSEN, BOSHELL, CELARIER

Posted By: Sandy Ficken (email)
Date: 7/30/2015 at 16:05:00

James (Jim) Jones, 62

Celebration of life service for James (Jim) A. Jones, 62, Greeley, Colo., was held at 10 a.m. Thursday, June 25, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, Williamsburg. He died June 18, 2015, at his home following a two-year battle with cancer.

Burial was in Oak Hill Cemetery.

A general memorial has been established.

Powell Funeral Home, Williamsburg, was in charge of arrangements. Messages and tributes may be left at www.powellfuneralhomes.com.

James Allen Jones was born Oct. 10, 1952, the son of Leighton and M. Jeanne Kinzler Jones of Williamsburg. He attended school in the Williamsburg area, graduating in 1971.

He married Bonnie Lane Jones Dec. 18, 1971, at St. Paul Lutheran Church and was baptized there on Jan. 26, 1973.

He was employed in the area by Jones Fertilizer, Swift Research Farm and Gahring Construction. He owned and operated Jones Dozing in Iowa County for a number of years. In 1995, he relocated to Colorado, where he was employed by Willies Grain and HH Williams Trucking. He drove semi for several years and then served as a shop foreman until 2014.

He and Bonnie created Fit 2 Show, a livestock grooming supply and equipment business catering to 4-H events, in 2008. He found great joy and satisfaction in traveling to fairs and jackpot shows across Colorado, Wyoming and Montana, developing numerous and fond relationships with 4-H and FFA youth and their families.

Other favorite pastimes included sharing time with his grandchildren, woodworking, parades, yard work and watching westerns on television.

Jones is survived by his three children, Jodie (Rohn) Baumgartner, Hudson, Colo.; Mandy (Neil) Hinrichsen, Williamsburg, and Jeremy (Stef), Healy, Kan.; grandchildren, Amanda and Matt Boshell, Thornton, Colo.; Justin and Lauren Baumgartner, Greeley, Colo.; Cody Baumgartner, Hudson, Colo.; Chance, Jaden and Treven Jones, Healy, Kan., and Elias, Egann and Elery Hinrichsen, Williamsburg; great-great-grandchildren, Blake, Dilin and Eliana Boshell and Alex Baumgartner; his mother, Jeanne Jones; two brothers, Bob (Sue) Jones and Tim (Kathy) Jones, all Williamsburg, and a sister, Carol (Steven) Celarier, Cedar Rapids.

Loved ones who have gone before him include his father, Leighton Jones; his grandparents, Elias and Sadie Jones and Wallace and Roine Kinzler, and an infant brother, Norman Jones.

The Journal Tribune, Wed., 01 Jul 2015, pg 8