J Stephen Jones

Beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, and friend, "J" Stephen Jones, died peacefully on January
16, 2011. Steve was born on October 16, 1937, the oldest of 4 children, to "J" Petty and Rebecca Tucker
Jones in Provo, Utah. Steve married his companion of nearly 48 years, Barbara Ellen Buss, on May 17,
1963 in the Logan LDS Temple. He was preceded in death by his parents and survived by his wife, and
children: Sandi (Brian) Jones, J Clark (Jana) Jones, Bobby (Jeri) Jones, Quinton (Janelle) Jones, Patricia
Parry, his brother Mike (Joan) Jones, and sisters Catherine (Tom) Smith and Rebecca Shepherd. Steve is
also the loving grandfather of 16 grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.
He was an active member of the LDS church and served faithfully in any calling he was asked to
serve. Steve had a love for teaching and dedicated his life to teaching the Gospel, by both word and in
example, to all those he came in contact with. Steve worked in the Church Education System for nearly
40 years, beginning as a seminary teacher, an institute teacher and director, and finally as an Executive
Administrator at the LDS Church Headquarters.
Steve's love for teaching was partnered with a love for learning. He graduated from BY High in 1955,
earned a Bachelor's Degree and a Masters Degree from BYU, and his Doctorate of Education from the
University of Georgia. He served LDS Missions in the Southern Australia Mission from 1958 to 1960 and
with his dear wife in Samoa from 2000 to 2001.
Throughout his life Steve looked for opportunities to serve others. He spent countless hours assisting in
the community as a BSA Advancement Chairman, the Director of Baseball for the city of Fruit Heights, a
temple worker in the Bountiful LDS Temple and the Apia Samoa LDS Temple. He also spent many hours
attending BYU football and basketball games, fishing, working in his wood shop, serving his neighbors,
and most of all, his family.
It is an honor and a blessing to have lived with him, to have known him, and to be loved by him.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, January 20 from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Myers Mortuary located at 250
North Fairfield Road, Layton Utah. The funeral service will be on Friday, January 21 in the Country Lane
chapel located at 24 South Country Lane, Fruit Heights Utah, with a viewing beginning at 9:30 a.m. and
the service at 11 a.m. Interment will be at Provo City Cemetery at 2:30 p.m.
In lieu of flowers please make donations to the LDS Perpetual Education Fund.
VisitationMyers Mortuary of Layton
250 N. Fairfield Rd.
Layton, UT 84041
January 20, 2011
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM
ServiceFruit Heights 4th Ward
24 South Country Lane
Fruit Heights, UT
January 21, 2011
11:00 AM
CemeteryProvo City Cemetery
100 Monroe Blvd.
Ogden, UT 84404
January 21, 2011
2:30 PM