Argie Travis Jones, 58, also known as Bobby, died Oct. 3, 2021, while at home.
Born July 22, 1963, in Shawnee, OK, to Alf Jones and Margie (Austin) Jones Gill,
Travis attended Shawnee Schools during his elementary years and Tecumseh Christian Academy (TCA) for high school. While attending TCA he began dating his future wife, Ramona Lisa Hurst. They married March 28, 1985, and were together for 36 years.
Travis loved the outdoors, sports, and fast cars. He enjoyed watching his step dad, Burton Gill train bird dogs and going hunting. He may or may not have caught many fish, but he could always tell a great fish story. While in school Travis excelled in sports and loved football and basketball.
He passed his love of sports to his daughter, Kortnee and his grandchildren. He never missed any of their games or events. Then there was the GTO.
Besides his love of family, Travis was a friend. If you needed something fixed, rigged, winched out, or advice, just give him a call and he was there. He would stop by, drop in, and just ask how you were doing. He would send you texts, call you on the phone, or send you crazy memes on Facebook.
Travis was a member of Grace Community Church in Tecumseh. His favorite Scripture was 2 Timothy 4:7: “I have fought a good fight, I have finished my course, I have kept the faith.”
Travis is survived by his wife Lisa Jones; daughter and son-in-law, Kortnee and James Thomas of Tecumseh; mother, Margie Gill of Tecumseh; brother, Ed Rider, and wife, Darla of Shawnee; sister, Carolyn Shirey Bevelhymer, and husband, Jake of Tecumseh; and sister, Jo Ann Young, and husband, David of Tecumseh; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Lonnie and Linda Hurst; brother-in-laws and sister-in-laws, Eric and Misty Rogers, Dr. Justin and Angie Phillips, and Tyler Hurst, all of Tecumseh; and uncle Gene and Karla Austin of Odessa, TX; three grandchildren, numerous nieces and nephews; and other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Alf Jones; stepdad, Burton Gill; grandmother, Evelyn Brumley; nephew, Michael Rider; and brother-in-law, Barney Shirey.
The family wishes to thank the nurses and doctors of SSM Health St. Anthony Hospital of Shawnee for all the care for Travis over the years, and especially Dr. Tony Haddad for being a wonderful friend and physician.
Celebration of Life service will be held 10 am, Oct. 7, 2021 at Liberty Baptist Church in Shawnee with Rev. Lonnie Hurst and Eric Rogers officiating, under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh. The service will be livestreamed through Cooper Funeral Home’s Facebook page.
