Bill Jones, 71, died Jan. 14, 2017.
Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday at Callahan-Edfast Mortuary.
Graveside services take place at 1 p.m. Friday at Veterans Memorial
Cemetery of Western Colorado.
He was a veteran and arson investigator.
Survivors include his wife, Susan; two daughters, Jamie Jones of Loma
and Jodie Jones of Yakima, Washington; and four grandchildren.
Bill Jones’s Obituary
William “Bill” Lee Jones, 71, of Fruita passed away Saturday, January 14,
2017 at the Courtyard Care Center in Fruita, Colorado. He was born on
June 8, 1945 in Denver, Colorado to Charles and Gertrude Jones. Bill
married Susan Cox on April 12, 1968. He was in the United States Naval
Special Forces and was a Vietnam War Veteran. He obtained a bachelor
degree from Adam State College in 1971. After graduation, Bill became a
Firefighter and then an Arson Investigator in Aurora, Colorado. He and
Susan had two daughters, Jamie and Jodie. After retiring from the Fire
Department, he and Susan relocated to Fruita, Colorado. Bill enjoyed
fishing, politics, poker and his grandchildren.
Bill is survived by his wife, Susan and two daughters. Jamie Jones of
Loma, CO and her two children: Sadie and Cole and Jodie (son-in-law
Dan) Jones of Yakima, WA and her two children: Sophia and Olivia (also
known as “OK” by Grandpa).
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