Hiram Stanton (Stan)
Jones passed away on April 10th 2026, in Brookings Oregon. He was
born at Fort Sill Oklahoma on January 29, 1932, to Hiram Forrest Jones and Gladys
(Lee) Jones. He was the youngest of four and his father’s only child. He became
known as “Stan the Man” to his three sisters Pat, Jackie and Betty. Due to his
fathers’ career Stan lived in various locations within the US and Japan during
the occupation.
Stan spent a lot of his
childhood with his grandfather in Oklahoma, they formed a very strong bond: his
grandfather named him “Hoot” because he didn’t give a hoot about anything. Stan
wore his badge proudly; it became his life’s motto. He believed worry was a
waste of time and lived life doing what he liked to do.
He joined the
Marines and served in the Korean War. His mother didn’t want him to join the
Air Force as she was terrified of flying and he didn’t wish to follow his
father into the army. He had a very comfortable job mainly chauffeuring the
officers around. After he was honorably discharged from the Marines, he decided
to become a teacher despite him hating school as a youngster and never graduating.
He taught in Colorado, Mendota and then moved to Crescent City.
By the time he
reached Crescent City, he and his wife Elizabeth (Hanson) had six children in
tow. Four boys and two girls. Stan taught School in Del Norte County until he retired
and then worked as a substitute teacher. His subjects were Art and Science.
After a Summer course at University of Maryland, he added Bottle rockets to his
repertoire.
Upon retirement, he
loved telling tall stories to anyone he met and sleeping. He really loved his
bed. He loved to hunt, mostly deer with his longtime colleague Harold Martin
but never brought anything home. He enjoyed spending time at the VFW with his
two fellow Marines, Stan Webb and Jim McGill and other veterans.
Stan is preceded in death
by his first wife Elizabeth (Liz), his sons Mark and Steve as well as his three
sisters. He is survived by his daughters Kim, Marion (Keith) sons Marshal (Bernice)
and Craig (Janice) daughters -in- law Kathy, Vikki, Judy, his wife, 11 grandchildren
and 12 great- grandchildren.