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Abraham Robert "Abe" Jones Sr.

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ABRAHAM ROBERT JONES, SR.
August 28, 1930 ~ November 3, 2012

On Nov. 3, 2012, we lost a great man. Abraham Robert Jones, Sr., 82, of Kennewick, WA, his home since 2000. He was born on Aug. 28, 1930, in Anaconda, MT, to Rose Lee and Russell Jones. Abe was raised with his six siblings on his parents ranch, in Anaconda, MT, where they raised beef and horses.
In 1950, at 19, he earned his Sergeant stripes and was awarded the Purple Heart in the Korean War.
Abe and his family moved to Oregon and later back to Washington, to be closer to his brother, Stan.
He opened up an auto body shop, which he operated with his sons.
Abe loved animals, especially cats. He loved to dress nice and wear his cowboy hat. He liked to travel in his Ford Van. A couple of his favorite places were the beach and the ranch to visit his sister, Rosie and family. Abe also loved sitting around the kitchen table with a good cup of coffee with family and friends.
Abe had an artistic personality and loved
the finer things in life. He loved to laugh,
tell jokes, reminisce about the good times
on the ranch, and things he experienced.
Abe is survived by his wife, Margaret Jones, Kennewick, WA; son, Michael J. Jones, Ocean Park, WA; daughter, Nancy Jean Jones, Ocean Park, WA; son, Abraham R. and Cindy Jones, Phoenix, AZ; son, Kurt D. Jones, WA; son, Scott A. and Janine Jones, Perth, Australia; grandchildren, Mystica Jones and Alan Robb, Portland, OR, Jessy and Mike King, Phoenix, AZ, Savannah Allen, Phoenix, AZ, Laura Jones and Matthew Jones, Perth, Australia; many great-grandchildren; sister, Rose Jones, Vancouver, WA; brother, Stanley and Pauline Jones, Vancouver, WA; many nephews, nieces, great-nephews and great-nieces; and step-children, Linda, Rhonda, Deno, Rose, Marissa.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Russell, Sr. and Rose Lee Jones; brother, Russell "Casey" Jones, Jr.; sisters, Violet Streznick, Carolyn Moore and Izzabelle Sherena; son, Darren Jones; and step-son, Kenny Raty.
A celebration of Abes life will be held in Vancouver, WA on Sat., Aug. 24, 2013. All family and friends are welcome!
For more information/RSVP: 360.731.3858/
email: [email protected].
The family is requesting, instead of flowers, please make memorial donations to U.S. Wounded Soldiers Foundation at www.uswoundedsoldiers.com.
Please sign his guestbook at: www.columbian.com/obits.

Published by The Columbian on Aug. 18, 2013.
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To the family sorry for your loss, your dad gave me my first job as a body man when I was going to body school at clark college I will always be grateful to him for that opportiunity

Douglas Hancock

August 24, 2013

This note is from Abe's son Scott, who lives in Perth Australia, and couldn't be here today....

Firstly Scott would like to say a big thank you to the family members that organized this tribute to our Dad.


I really miss my Dad. I miss his hugs and I miss his laugh.

While I was growing up, Dad put a lot of trust in me, and gave me the freedom to roam freely and pretty much do whatever I wanted.
As a kid, this was great for me, and i learned from my mistakes, and luckily didn't really get myself into too much trouble.

I really admire Dad for what he did for us, especially when he finally stopped renting, and in 1975 purchased the acre and a third of land. I have fond memories of us as a family establishing a home out in the country.

Some of the things we did to build the homestead were probably looked at as unfashionable at the time, like tearing down old houses and recycling the wood and doors and other items. But in today's world would this would have been more respected, having used (recyclable) renewable building materials. So one could say that dad was a pioneer in his field, literally.

Do any of you remember the home-made bridge that he had to initially construct just to drive onto the property? That was a source of entertainment for some of my friends, as you never knew if or when it might give way and collapse.

I also have fond memories of my dad and my brothers and I building the septic tank from scratch. I remember how we formed an assembly line to make and pour the concrete to construct the tank, and that was kind of cool for me as a young kid.

The 10 by 60 foot trailer wasn't much to begin with, but over the years there were several additions added, and eventually half a house as well. Again, Dad did what he could and afford, to make things better for us. The colorful additions to the trailer were sometimes a source of jokes for my friends, as they would say "be careful, the trailer might tip over from the new addition!".

One tale I can think of and laugh at now was when I was 13 years old, and dad let me change my first tire in the garage. Being a young kid, I really didn't know what I was doing, and nobody showed me how to do it. Anyway, I ended up putting the lug nuts on the wrong way around, which promptly resulted in dad saying one of his famous lines "Hey little boy, what do think your doing! lookie!" I think we were all recipients of this famous rant from time to time. (ha ha)

I also recall while growing up several of dad's interesting friends over the years, like fat Fred, Bernie, Leeroy, Horst, and ho-ho Don Grimes. I think looking back on it now, being around some of dad's friends taught me several life lessons indirectly, and they were also a source of teasing for Darren and I. Yes we were strange kids.

Even well into his old-age, Dad never lost the charisma he had. Although I wasn't there in the USA for is last remaining years, I'm sure he still knew that I loved and missed him greatly.

I know he is in a better place now. Rest in peace Dad.

Love from Scott, Janine, Laura, and Matthew in Australia.

Scott and Janine Jones

August 23, 2013

Let me know how it went. I will try to call you when I am back home the week of September 9th.

Love and miss you all. Scott

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This note is from Abe's son Scott, who lives in Perth Australia, and couldn't be here today....

Firstly Scott would like to say a big thank you to the family members that organized this tribute to our Dad.


I really miss my Dad. I miss his hugs and I miss his laugh.

While I was growing up, Dad put a lot of trust in me, and gave me the freedom to roam freely and pretty much do whatever I wanted.
As a kid, this was great for me, and i learned from my mistakes, and luckily didn't really get myself into too much trouble.

I really admire Dad for what he did for us, especially when he finally stopped renting, and in 1975 purchased the acre and a third of land. I have fond memories of us as a family establishing a home out in the country.

Some of the things we did to build the homestead were probably looked at as unfashionable at the time, like tearing down old houses and recycling the wood and doors and other items. But in today's world would this would have been more respected, having used (recyclable) renewable building materials. So one could say that dad was a pioneer in his field, literally.

Do any of you remember the home-made bridge that he had to initially construct just to drive onto the property? That was a source of entertainment for some of my friends, as you never knew if or when it might give way and collapse.

I also have fond memories of my dad and my brothers and I building the septic tank from scratch. I remember how we formed an assembly line to make and pour the concrete to construct the tank, and that was kind of cool for me as a young kid.

The 10 by 60 foot trailer wasn't much to begin with, but over the years there were several additions added, and eventually half a house as well. Again, Dad did what he could and afford, to make things better for us. The colorful additions to the trailer were sometimes a source of jokes for my friends, as they would say "be careful, the trailer might tip over from the new addition!".

One tale I can think of and laugh at now was when I was 13 years old, and dad let me change my first tire in the garage. Being a young kid, I really didn't know what I was doing, and nobody showed me how to do it. Anyway, I ended up putting the lug nuts on the wrong way around, which promptly resulted in dad saying one of his famous lines "Hey little boy, what do think your doing! lookie!" I think we were all recipients of this famous rant from time to time. (ha ha)

I also recall while growing up several of dad's interesting friends over the years, like fat Fred, Bernie, Leeroy, Horst, and ho-ho Don Grimes. I think looking back on it now, being around some of dad's friends taught me several life lessons indirectly, and they were also a source of teasing for Darren and I. Yes we were strange kids.

Even well into his old-age, Dad never lost the charisma he had. Although I wasn't there in the USA for is last remaining years, I'm sure he still knew that I loved and missed him greatly.

I know he is in a better place now. Rest in peace Dad.

Love from Scott, Janine, Laura, and Matthew in Australia.

Scott and Janine Jones

August 23, 2013

Condolence to the Jones family. You are in our thoughts and prayers.

smith family

August 19, 2013

Dad your allways in my heart...i will see you on the other side...god bless

nancy

August 19, 2013

Dad your allways in my heart...i will see you on the other side...god bless

nancy

August 18, 2013

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