Curtis was the son of John Thomas Jones and Lusinda Jane Bond Jones. He was the second of six children. Grandpa was born on his parents farm in the Bolivar area of Polk County, Missouri.
He was the Brother to Nellie Mae, William Odus, Baby Sister Vonnie Lee, Opal Marie and Baby Sister Dortha Hellen Jones. And his Cousin Ancil Fisher.
The family moved to Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona in early 1919 or so. As the land was cheap and the water for farming was more easily gotten. It was very sparsely populated at this time so there was only school for short times of the year so Grandpa's education came from his parents, who taught him to read, write and do figuring. He was a very smart man by the time he met and then started to court Leta in 1926. He had decided that he was going to be a Barber and started to take the courses in order to get his license by this time.
On November 21, 1926 he and Leta May Hamby married at the Methodist Parsonage in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a small wedding party of just close family.
Within a short time Curtis no longer just worked in the Barber Shop but owned it there in Scottsdale. By 1934 other shops had opened and he and Leta decided to start looking for another town to run a Barber shop in. They went to San Diego, California in 1935 and then back to Arizona and Prescott by 1936, they went on to Wickenburg. And Curtis had a short trip to Alaska alone in 1938 to scout the place out and returned. Then on to Yuma, and back to San Diego, California again. In 1946 they had decided on Placer County, California and set up in Penryn, where they lived till they could build their home in Auburn. Curtis built a nice home on Sawyer Street as his time permitted from his new shop he had opened. He had owned and operated the Curtis Barber Shop in Auburn for 25 years. When he retired he got bored and opened another Shop for two days a week only in Foresthill for 9 years and was again a major success.
He was Commodore of the Auburn Boat Club and a charter member of the organization. He and his sons built a couple of fine boats and when time permitted they took them out on the water at several of the local reservoirs. He was also President of the Auburn Trap Shooting Club and again a charter member. He instilled a love of hunting and fishing in his family and they still carry on these traditions today. He was also a member of the Auburn Planning Board and an active member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. He spearheaded the endeavor to get natural gas into the Grass Valley and Nevada City areas.
He was a resident of the Auburn area for 41 years. Till he and Leta sold their property to the State of California for the interstate highway 80 expansion and moved to Grass Valley. They spent several more years doing extensive trips all over the US with their fifth wheel travel trailer. Grandpa was also a very active member of the SIRS (Sons-In-Retirement) Organization.
He left behind two sons and a daughter (Melissa), and three Grand Children and three/now seven Great-Grandchildren.
His son Jimmy passed away in 1997. And his First Grandson passed away in 1960.
His Grandchildren, Evleta, Lanita and Harlin III all have good memories of spending the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma, going on long walks, sometimes over to the city cemetery and then back to the Foster Freeze for an ice cream cone and fishing. We had one trip each summer with them, sometimes just to the lake to camp, but usually a nice long road trip. Oh, so many adventures and we all still love to fish. He was a Great Grandpa and we miss him.
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We would like to thank Ernest Donnel for taking this headstone photo for us.
He was the Brother to Nellie Mae, William Odus, Baby Sister Vonnie Lee, Opal Marie and Baby Sister Dortha Hellen Jones. And his Cousin Ancil Fisher.
The family moved to Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona in early 1919 or so. As the land was cheap and the water for farming was more easily gotten. It was very sparsely populated at this time so there was only school for short times of the year so Grandpa's education came from his parents, who taught him to read, write and do figuring. He was a very smart man by the time he met and then started to court Leta in 1926. He had decided that he was going to be a Barber and started to take the courses in order to get his license by this time.
On November 21, 1926 he and Leta May Hamby married at the Methodist Parsonage in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a small wedding party of just close family.
Within a short time Curtis no longer just worked in the Barber Shop but owned it there in Scottsdale. By 1934 other shops had opened and he and Leta decided to start looking for another town to run a Barber shop in. They went to San Diego, California in 1935 and then back to Arizona and Prescott by 1936, they went on to Wickenburg. And Curtis had a short trip to Alaska alone in 1938 to scout the place out and returned. Then on to Yuma, and back to San Diego, California again. In 1946 they had decided on Placer County, California and set up in Penryn, where they lived till they could build their home in Auburn. Curtis built a nice home on Sawyer Street as his time permitted from his new shop he had opened. He had owned and operated the Curtis Barber Shop in Auburn for 25 years. When he retired he got bored and opened another Shop for two days a week only in Foresthill for 9 years and was again a major success.
He was Commodore of the Auburn Boat Club and a charter member of the organization. He and his sons built a couple of fine boats and when time permitted they took them out on the water at several of the local reservoirs. He was also President of the Auburn Trap Shooting Club and again a charter member. He instilled a love of hunting and fishing in his family and they still carry on these traditions today. He was also a member of the Auburn Planning Board and an active member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. He spearheaded the endeavor to get natural gas into the Grass Valley and Nevada City areas.
He was a resident of the Auburn area for 41 years. Till he and Leta sold their property to the State of California for the interstate highway 80 expansion and moved to Grass Valley. They spent several more years doing extensive trips all over the US with their fifth wheel travel trailer. Grandpa was also a very active member of the SIRS (Sons-In-Retirement) Organization.
He left behind two sons and a daughter (Melissa), and three Grand Children and three/now seven Great-Grandchildren.
His son Jimmy passed away in 1997. And his First Grandson passed away in 1960.
His Grandchildren, Evleta, Lanita and Harlin III all have good memories of spending the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma, going on long walks, sometimes over to the city cemetery and then back to the Foster Freeze for an ice cream cone and fishing. We had one trip each summer with them, sometimes just to the lake to camp, but usually a nice long road trip. Oh, so many adventures and we all still love to fish. He was a Great Grandpa and we miss him.
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We would like to thank Ernest Donnel for taking this headstone photo for us.
Curtis was the son of John Thomas Jones and Lusinda Jane Bond Jones. He was the second of six children. Grandpa was born on his parents farm in the Bolivar area of Polk County, Missouri.
He was the Brother to Nellie Mae, William Odus, Baby Sister Vonnie Lee, Opal Marie and Baby Sister Dortha Hellen Jones. And his Cousin Ancil Fisher.
The family moved to Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona in early 1919 or so. As the land was cheap and the water for farming was more easily gotten. It was very sparsely populated at this time so there was only school for short times of the year so Grandpa's education came from his parents, who taught him to read, write and do figuring. He was a very smart man by the time he met and then started to court Leta in 1926. He had decided that he was going to be a Barber and started to take the courses in order to get his license by this time.
On November 21, 1926 he and Leta May Hamby married at the Methodist Parsonage in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a small wedding party of just close family.
Within a short time Curtis no longer just worked in the Barber Shop but owned it there in Scottsdale. By 1934 other shops had opened and he and Leta decided to start looking for another town to run a Barber shop in. They went to San Diego, California in 1935 and then back to Arizona and Prescott by 1936, they went on to Wickenburg. And Curtis had a short trip to Alaska alone in 1938 to scout the place out and returned. Then on to Yuma, and back to San Diego, California again. In 1946 they had decided on Placer County, California and set up in Penryn, where they lived till they could build their home in Auburn. Curtis built a nice home on Sawyer Street as his time permitted from his new shop he had opened. He had owned and operated the Curtis Barber Shop in Auburn for 25 years. When he retired he got bored and opened another Shop for two days a week only in Foresthill for 9 years and was again a major success.
He was Commodore of the Auburn Boat Club and a charter member of the organization. He and his sons built a couple of fine boats and when time permitted they took them out on the water at several of the local reservoirs. He was also President of the Auburn Trap Shooting Club and again a charter member. He instilled a love of hunting and fishing in his family and they still carry on these traditions today. He was also a member of the Auburn Planning Board and an active member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. He spearheaded the endeavor to get natural gas into the Grass Valley and Nevada City areas.
He was a resident of the Auburn area for 41 years. Till he and Leta sold their property to the State of California for the interstate highway 80 expansion and moved to Grass Valley. They spent several more years doing extensive trips all over the US with their fifth wheel travel trailer. Grandpa was also a very active member of the SIRS (Sons-In-Retirement) Organization.
He left behind two sons and a daughter (Melissa), and three Grand Children and three/now seven Great-Grandchildren.
His son Jimmy passed away in 1997. And his First Grandson passed away in 1960.
His Grandchildren, Evleta, Lanita and Harlin III all have good memories of spending the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma, going on long walks, sometimes over to the city cemetery and then back to the Foster Freeze for an ice cream cone and fishing. We had one trip each summer with them, sometimes just to the lake to camp, but usually a nice long road trip. Oh, so many adventures and we all still love to fish. He was a Great Grandpa and we miss him.
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We would like to thank Ernest Donnel for taking this headstone photo for us.
He was the Brother to Nellie Mae, William Odus, Baby Sister Vonnie Lee, Opal Marie and Baby Sister Dortha Hellen Jones. And his Cousin Ancil Fisher.
The family moved to Scottsdale, Maricopa County, Arizona in early 1919 or so. As the land was cheap and the water for farming was more easily gotten. It was very sparsely populated at this time so there was only school for short times of the year so Grandpa's education came from his parents, who taught him to read, write and do figuring. He was a very smart man by the time he met and then started to court Leta in 1926. He had decided that he was going to be a Barber and started to take the courses in order to get his license by this time.
On November 21, 1926 he and Leta May Hamby married at the Methodist Parsonage in Scottsdale, Arizona, with a small wedding party of just close family.
Within a short time Curtis no longer just worked in the Barber Shop but owned it there in Scottsdale. By 1934 other shops had opened and he and Leta decided to start looking for another town to run a Barber shop in. They went to San Diego, California in 1935 and then back to Arizona and Prescott by 1936, they went on to Wickenburg. And Curtis had a short trip to Alaska alone in 1938 to scout the place out and returned. Then on to Yuma, and back to San Diego, California again. In 1946 they had decided on Placer County, California and set up in Penryn, where they lived till they could build their home in Auburn. Curtis built a nice home on Sawyer Street as his time permitted from his new shop he had opened. He had owned and operated the Curtis Barber Shop in Auburn for 25 years. When he retired he got bored and opened another Shop for two days a week only in Foresthill for 9 years and was again a major success.
He was Commodore of the Auburn Boat Club and a charter member of the organization. He and his sons built a couple of fine boats and when time permitted they took them out on the water at several of the local reservoirs. He was also President of the Auburn Trap Shooting Club and again a charter member. He instilled a love of hunting and fishing in his family and they still carry on these traditions today. He was also a member of the Auburn Planning Board and an active member of the Auburn Chamber of Commerce. He spearheaded the endeavor to get natural gas into the Grass Valley and Nevada City areas.
He was a resident of the Auburn area for 41 years. Till he and Leta sold their property to the State of California for the interstate highway 80 expansion and moved to Grass Valley. They spent several more years doing extensive trips all over the US with their fifth wheel travel trailer. Grandpa was also a very active member of the SIRS (Sons-In-Retirement) Organization.
He left behind two sons and a daughter (Melissa), and three Grand Children and three/now seven Great-Grandchildren.
His son Jimmy passed away in 1997. And his First Grandson passed away in 1960.
His Grandchildren, Evleta, Lanita and Harlin III all have good memories of spending the weekend with Grandpa and Grandma, going on long walks, sometimes over to the city cemetery and then back to the Foster Freeze for an ice cream cone and fishing. We had one trip each summer with them, sometimes just to the lake to camp, but usually a nice long road trip. Oh, so many adventures and we all still love to fish. He was a Great Grandpa and we miss him.
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We would like to thank Ernest Donnel for taking this headstone photo for us.
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