Death and Legacy
Jones died of complications from surgery in Powell Hospital some two weeks before his 98th birthday. In addition to his wife Evelyn, he was survived by daughter Nancy (husband Tom) Cook of Cody, and sons Alan C. Jones (born 1941) and wife Alayne of Powell, and Tom Jones and wife Barbara Costa Jones of Cheyenne; five grandchildren, Pam Ruehle, Rick Cook, Carol Zierk, LeAnne Kindred, and Mitch Jones; ten great-grandchildren; sister Ruby Snyder and sister-in-law Alma Jones, both of Huntley. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Bill and Bob Jones, and sisters, Irene Hauf and Lois Weidinger. Services were held on August 25 at First United Methodist Church of Cody. Interment was in Riverside Cemetery, founded in Cody by "Buffalo Bill" Cody.
Jones was a mover and shaker behind the creation of Northwest Community College in Powell and served on the original board of trustees. He was also instrumental in the formation of the Northwest Community College Foundation and served on the board of directors. Wyoming has a collection of community colleges but only one four-year degree-granting institution, the University of Wyoming at Laramie.
Jones' lack of higher education proved no impediment to his success. When he was once quizzed about his "luck", he replied, "Yes, I am lucky, the harder I work, the luckier I am."
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