OBITUARY: Robert Paul Jones, 2003; Baker county, Oregon
surname: Jones, Shutler, Colburn, Dorman, Volkman

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Published: Monday, January 3, 2003

Robert Jones 

Robert Paul Jones, 60, of North Powder, died Dec. 28, 2002, at his home. 

A vigil service for Mr. Jones will be Friday at 7 p.m. at Coles Funeral Home,
1950 Place St. in Baker City. 

Funeral Mass will be Saturday at 10 a.m. at St. Anthony's Catholic Church in
North Powder. The Rev. Robert C. Irwin of St. Francis de Sales Cathedral will
celebrate. Vault interment will be at the Haines Cemetery following the
service. 

Robert was born March 30, 1942, in Tulsa, Okla., to Jess and Gertrude
(Shutler) Jones. He was raised and received his education in King Fisher and
Crescent, Okla. He also attended engineering school at Oregon State
University. 

On Dec. 26, 1970, he married Mary Colburn at St. Peter's Catholic Church in
The Dalles. They moved to North Powder in 1973 from La Grande. He worked as a
surveyor for the highway department and the U.S. Forest Service. He also did
ranching jobs, commercial fishing and managed the ski shop at Anthony Lakes.
He loved skiing at Anthony Lakes, and he loved his children and grandchildren.
He was great at mechanics and mathematics and his family loved how he could
fix anything. He had a special appreciation for ways and values of the Native
Americans. He had interests in plants, gardening, tropical fish and
photography. 

He is survived by his wife, Mary, of North Powder; his daughters, Katie, of
Haines and Maureen, of Bayside, Calif.; his son, Robert, of Vancouver, Wash.;
a granddaughter, Eva, and grandson, Jesse; a sister and brother-in-law, Judy
and Ken Self of Grass Valley, Calif.; aunt and uncle, Jim and Harriett Dorman
of Florence; a niece, Kristin Volkman of Coronado, Calif.; and numerous
cousins, nieces and nephews. 

He was preceded in death by his parents. 

Contributions in Robert's memory may be directed to North Powder Quick
Response Team. This can be done through Coles Funeral Home, 1950 Place Street,
Baker City, OR 97814.