Clifford J. Jones

Clifford J. Jones passed away on April 25th at Billings Clinic, after battling cancer. Clifford was born on October 25, 1964 to Annabelle Betty Jones and Clifford Thompson in Poplar, MT. Cliff grew up in the Whitewater, Frazer and Poplar, MT communities, where he enjoyed riding horses, feeding chickens and milking cows. Summer months he liked to haul square bales, where he got a good workout in. He loved to be outdoors, either walking or riding his bike or cruising and going fishing with the boys. Cliff later had two daughters with Sandra Carpenter, Alisha and Shyla Marie. He worked at A&S Tribal Industries, was a seasonal firefighter for the BIA, and worked at various other jobs. One of his favorite pastimes was playing chess with the boys.

Cliff is preceded in death by his longtime companion Roberta White, parents Annabelle and Clifford, grandparents on both sides, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings Jason Jones and Alma Tawiyaka.

Cliff is survived by his brothers and sisters, Pauline Thompson and family, Sandra Goodpipe and family, Dewayne Thompson (Terrina) and family, Crystal Marion and family, Warren Todd Jones, Sr. and family, Faron W. Jones and family, Elton Jones and family; cousins/sisters Barbie and Jewel Merculieff and families; daughters Alisha and her children Jason, Mariah, Kylar, great-granddaughter Winona Jones Brown, Shyla Marie and her children Anayson, Dayson, Ziya, Josiah. Numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, nephews, nieces, grandchildren too numerous to mention. Sorry if we left out anyone, it wasn't intentional.