Kathleen Ann (Kathy) Jones, 67, of Warren, Ohio, formerly of Bay City, Texas, passed away Friday, September 12, 2014 in Bay City after a 40-year battle with cancer. Kathy was born January 17, 1947 in Youngstown, Ohio to the late Robert L and Mariam Braden Stauffer. She moved to Texas in 1956 and graduated from Port Neches-Groves High School and Lamar University in Beaumont with a BS in Elementary Education.
In November 1965, she met the love of her life, James F. ( Jimmy) Jones and they were married March 16, 1968 in Port Arthur. Their union was blessed with three wonderful children. Kathy taught school for many years. Most of her career was spent at Cherry Elementary in Bay City and Matagorda Elementary in Matagorda. In 2008, she and Jimmy fulfilled her lifelong desire to move back to northeast Ohio.
Survivors include her best friend and husband, Jimmy Jones of Warren, Ohio, her twin sons, Kenneth and wife, Annette of Ireland; Kevin and wife Mei of South Carolina, her daughter, Allison Losoya and husband Joe Mike of Bay City. She also leaves her grandsons, Michael and Kyle Jones of Marietta, GA and Kristian Jones of TX., granddaughters, Annika (Blake) Trevino of Bay City and Kaleigh Jones of Bay City, step grandchildren, Brian, Cameron, Elizabeth Losoya of Bay City and great grandchildren Cadence Lee, Shaun, and Max Vaclavik and Khloe Jones of Bay City. Other survivors include her brother Bob Stauffer and Dianna of Nederland, and a niece Penny and nephew Jay Stauffer as well as numerous wonderful cousins in Ohio, Florida and Texas, and loving friends including Pam White, Pam Richardson, Laura Kling, Dixie Mattingly, Elaine Cox, Pam Morte, Brenda Harris and everyone at St. Paul's United Methodist Church.
Visitation will be Wednesday, September 17 from 6:00pm to 8:00pm a the the funeral home. Services will be held at Taylor Bros. Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M. Thursday, September 18, 2014. Burial will follow at Cedarvale Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the ASPCA or and animal rescue group of your choice or to Houston Hospice in El Campo