Mark James Jones
1965 - 2003

Funeral services for lifelong Owens Valley resident Mark James Jones will be held on Saturday, 
May 31, at the Brune and Buck Mortuary Chapel at 11 a.m.  Additionally, a viewing will be held 
on Friday, May 30, from 12 - 9 p.m. at the Brune and Buck Mortuary.  Interment and a cry dance 
will follow at the Woodman Cemetery in Big Pine.

Born Oct. 22, 1965 in Bishop, Mark died in Big Pine on May 26, 2003.

Mark was an extremely talented local Indian artist.  He redefined his craft at making fine 
Native American jewelry using elk horn and deer antler as his medium.  He loved to be with his 
friends and family.  He had a big heart for his Native people always laughing, smiling and 
joking.

He enjoyed bicycling, carving, fishing and arrowhead hunting and a good cook.  Mark touched 
many lives and will be greatly missed by all.

He was preceded in death by his mother, Velma L. Jones.

Mark is survived by father, Clarence Jones; brother, Jack Jones; sisters, Genevieve and Ramona 
Jones; aunts, Hazel Rambeau and Charlotte Bacoch, both of Big Pine; and many nieces, nephews 
and cousins.

The Inyo Register, Bishop, Inyo County, California
Thursday, May 29, 2003 - Page A2
Transcribed by Pat Houser for Inyo County GenWeb, October 23, 2004