Obituary of Virginia Francis (Butterfield) Jones, 2002; Baker Co., OR
Surnames: Jones, Butterfield, Bernard, Stacy, Walker, Lutz

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Virginia Jones 

Virginia Francis Butterfield Jones, 69, a lifetime Baker County resident, died
April 13, 2002, at her home in Baker City. 

Her funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, 2625 Hughes Lane. Bishop Greg Baxter of the 1st Ward will
officiate. Interment will be in Mount Hope Cemetery. 

Visitations will be until 7 o'clock tonight at the Coles Funeral Home, 1950
Place St. 

Virginia was born on Jan. 9, 1933, the second of three daughters to John
Butterfield and Elsie Bernard Butterfield on a mining claim near Sparta Butte.
In her early school years, her dad would put her on a horse and she would ride
horseback to school. Her parents moved to Baker City around 1940. She attended
Baker schools and was in the class of 1951. 

She married Kenneth Jones in Baker City on Oct. 7, 1952, while Kenneth was on
leave from the Air Force. They immediately moved to Spokane, Wash., where
their daughter, Cheryl Lynn, was born. 

They were then stationed at McCord Air Force base in Tacoma, Wash. In 1955,
they were transferred to Washington, D.C., where their son, Patrick John, was
born. They were discharged in Washington, D.C., in January 1959, and returned
to Baker City. 

Virginia enjoyed crocheting, embroidery, puzzles, and was involved in the
American Legion Auxiliary. She enjoyed outdoor activities and her calling in
the LDS church, which she and Kenneth joined in 1999. 

Her great love was riding motorcycles. Over the last 28 years, she rode on the
back of the motorcycle with her husband driving. They traveled 281,000 miles
and she loved every mile of their travels. They would often ride 400 miles to
Missoula, Mont., or to Lincoln City just for a dinner date together. 

She loved to wave to all the kids she saw in the cars as they drove down the
highway. On the back roads, she loved to watch the deer and the antelope play.
Kenneth called her his "motorcycle mama." 

She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Elsie Butterfield, and one
granddaughter, Virginia Walker. 

Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Jones of Baker City; sisters, Jean
Woolery and her husband, Kenneth, of Springfield and Patricia Stacy of Eugene;
her children, Cheryl Walker of The Dalles and Patrick and Theresa Jones of
Redmond; grandchildren, Jennifer and Katie Walker of The Dalles and Justin and
Stacey Jones of Redmond; and great-grandson Brenden Jones of Hood River; and
numerous nieces and nephews. She was an honorary grandmother to Shaun, Tamra,
Aaron, Adam, Daniel, and Brandon Lutz of Baker City. 

Memorial contributions may be made to Pathway Hospice, 1904 Resort St., or
through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place St., Baker City, OR 97814.