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Funeral services for Johnnie M. Jones, age 86, of Julesburg, CO and formerly of Gordon, NE, will be at 2:00 PM on Thursday, November 5, 2015 at Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home in Gordon, NE.

Burial will be in the Gordon Cemetery in Gordon, NE.

A memorial has been established. Donations may be sent to Chamberlain Pier Funeral Home, PO Box 336, Gordon, NE69343.

Online condolences may be left at www.chamberlainchapel.com.

Johnnie passed away on October 29, 2015 in Brush, CO. He was born on May 4, 1929 in Chadron, NE to Guy and Mamie (Grant) Jones. As a young man he lived north of Chadron. When he reached the 8^th grade, he graduated and began to work on local farms and ranches.

On December 14, 1947, he married Karen L. Koutzen. The couple lived in the DawesCounty area until Johnnie began a long career in ranching. In 1948, the couple was blessed with their only child, Candace.

The couple moved to the Sandhills in 1954 for Johnnie to begin working as a ranchhand at the Red Deer Ranch until 1954. Then he went to work for Buckley Ranch in Rosebud, SD from 1957 to 1960. He then moved back to the Sandhills to work for Abbott Ranches as a manager from 1960 to 1968. In 1968, Ceresal Ranch leased the Abbott Ranches, where he continued to be a manager until 1974. In 1975, Martin Enterprises leased the Abbott Ranch until 1977. In 1978, he went into partnership with Martin Enterprises until 1985 while still managing the ranch.

The family moved to Hyannis and leased the Longhorn Inn until Johnnie began to work for Moursund Cattle Company while he managed 9 ranches in the Gordon and Valentine areas. In 1993, they moved to Sterling, CO, where he went to work for the Coakley Cattle Company until he retired and moved to Julesburg, CO to be close to the family.

Johnnie enjoyed being outside working with cattle, horses, and doing manual labor. In his younger years he enjoyed rodeoing and moved on to the Old Timers Rodeo Association. He enjoying being around his family, his grandchildren, and his friends.

Johnnie is survived by daughter Candace, two grandsons, three great-grandsons, and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews.

Chamberlain-Pier Funeral Home of Gordon is in charge of arrangements for Johnnie M. Jones.