James David "Jim" Jones, son of David Thomas (1908-1985) and Helen Mary (Stanek) (1907-1977) Jones, was born 16 August 1941, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan. He graduated in 1959 from Okemos High School.
Jim married Judith Anne Wood 23 October 1971, Summit County, Ohio. The couple had one child. Judith, born 28 February 1946, Ohio, died after a lengthy illness, 13 November 1991, Akron, Summit County.
Jim died 19 June 2006, Michigan. Jim and Judith were inurned Lakewood Cemetery, Holland, Ottawa County, Michigan.
Obituary - Lakeshore Memorial Services, Inc.
James Jones, age 64, of Holland died Monday, June 19, 2006 at a Grand Rapids Care Center.
He was preceded in death by his wife Judith (1991) and attended Our Lady of the Lake Catholic Church. He was owner of Today’s Homebuilders and a member of the Holland Area Home Builders Association and the US Trotting Association.
He is survived by his son and daughter in law: Christopher and Natalie Jones of New Albany Ohio. Brother and sister in law: William and Judith Jones of Laytonsville MD. Brothers and sisters in law: Mary Lynn Rich of Los Angeles CA, Rusty and Jody Wood of Holland, Pam and Peter Klose of Flint MI, Several nephews and nieces and special friends: Jerry and Bev Machiela, Myra Bradford
A memorial service will be 9:30 AM Saturday, June 24, 2006 at Lakeshore Memorial Services 11939 James Street in Holland. Father Philip Nguyen will be officiating. Inurnment will be in Lakewood Cemetery.
Joe Luttrell posted a Condolence | June 22, 2006
Karen Stefflre called me last week, and said Jim was in the hospital and not well. I called and got Jim on the phone. He sounded strong; indeed not ill at all, and it seemed he had to be on the mend. Jim and I were best friends in high school, and even roomed together our first year at the University of Michigan. But I think what I remember most vividly are the summers Jim and I worked together at Schultz, Snyder & Steele, the lumberyard where Jim and Bill's father, Dave Jones, supervised the yard. Jim and I were both in college and in pretty good shape. Basically what he and I did was unload boxcars. This meant one of us had to crawl up into the car, which was loaded to the roof, and shift out the lumber to the other one of us, who stacked it on the ground. To get out the first several layers, you were actually lying horizontally in the car on your stomach. Believe me, the teamwork required was a bonding experience! It usually took Jim and I two days to unload a car. This wasn't too bad, unless compared to the Native Americans whom Dave hired as casual labor, who could unload a car in one day! Being the boss's son and the boss's son's friend definitely cut us some slack. It is many years now since those summers, and difficult to comprehend that our lives have sped by. Jim, I miss you! Joe Luttrell