Barbara Ann Jones

Barbara Ann Jones, 68, of Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on September 5th, 2021, in Cozad, Nebraska. Barbara is survived by her mother Julia Jones (Bruno); her two brothers Thomas Jones Jr. and Terry Jones; her only child, Jaime Bowen (Christian) and Jaime’s husband Bradley; her four grandchildren Ashley, Hailey, Brianna, and Lucas; her two great-grandchildren Haven and Enzo; as well as many cousins, nieces, and nephews. Barbara is proceeded in death by her father Thomas Jones Sr. Barbara was born in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania on June 27th, 1953, to Thomas Jones and Julia Jones and grew up in Acton, Pennsylvania. She was the middle daughter of three children. She graduated with a nursing degree from Lasell University in Massachusetts in 1981 and continued her studies at Azusa Pacific University in California. She worked as a nurse for many years in hospitals, assisted living facilities, and prisons. Barbara also worked as a computer programmer for Martin Marietta. She welcomed her daughter, Jaime, into the world on June 13th, 1978. Barbara cared greatly for her friends and family as well as the many patients she served over the years. Barbara had such an infectious laugh; it was hard to not laugh with her at the silliest of jokes. Her heart was huge and the love she felt for her family was tremendous; there was nothing she would not do for them. She enjoyed telling stories of her life from growing up, traveling the world, raising a family, and the different patients she encountered in her line of work. She was an extremely determined individual and fought hard until the very end even after surviving a fight with cancer. Her family is spread out across the country, she spent her life living on the East Coast as well as in California and Colorado. Genealogy was important to Barbara, so she spent a lot of time tracing her family history to learn where they all came from. At the end of the day, family was the most important thing to her. Barbara was a loving and caring mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She was called “nana” by her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It was important for her to live freely as she was a very free-spirited and outspoken person. She would want all of us to find the beauty in life and focus on the moment instead of being sad over things that cannot be changed. She will be deeply missed by all her friends, family, and anyone who knew her. Cremation was chosen. There will be no service.