Walter V. Jones Jr.

COLEBROOK – Walter V. Jones, Jr., 86, of Colebrook and formerly of Jackson, NH, passed away peacefully on Tuesday evening, Dec. 5, 2017, at his residence. He was born in New York City on Jan. 7, 1931, the son of the late Walter Vernon and Edith Madeline (Cox) Jones. “Bumpy,” as he was known to his friends, grew up in the Wonalancet Intervale. He attended the Holderness School in Holderness, NH, where he was captain of the alpine ski team in his junior and senior years. Following graduation from Holderness, Bump attended Colby College in Waterville, Me., until being called into service as an Army medic during the Korean War. After his return after the war, Bump worked as a snow groomer at Wildcat Mountain. He also served as the Police Chief in the Town of Jackson during the early 1960s. In 1966, he founded Jackson Associates with good friend Don McClave, a general contracting firm which covered the northern part of the Mt. Washington Valley. In 1978 he became the resident innkeeper at the Motel on the River just over the town line in Bartlett. He later he moved to Plymouth, NH, and worked at Walmart for ten years. While the word retirement was never part of his vocabulary, Bump did enjoy people, playing golf, and gardening. He leaves behind his daughter Linda Jones Burns of Conway, NH, granddaughter Anastasia Burns and her children Elizabeth and Adaline Blair of North Conway, NH; grandson Brendan Burns and his children Elijah and Emmaline Burns of Conway; and long-time companion and friend Rose Eastman of Colebrook. Bump’s family wishes to thank Deb Sperry, caregiver and family friend, for opening her home and welcoming him to the Great North Woods when he could no longer live independently. A service for friends and family will take place later in the spring of 2018. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be sent to the Shane Fund, Fryeburg Veterinary Hospital, 203 Bridgeton Road, Fryeburg, ME 04037. Condolences may be offered to the family on-line by going to www.jenkinsnewman.com. Funeral arrangements in NH are under the direction of Jenkins & Newman Funeral Home in Colebrook.

Walter V. Jones Jr.

January 7, 1931 - December 5, 2017