Michael Ray Jones

Michael Ray Jones, age 60, was called home to the Lord on November 17, 2024, at Seton Hospital in Austin.  He was born on December 11, 1963, in Houston, Texas to Don and Kay Fowler Jones.

Michael grew up in Bryan and Lampasas, Texas.  He graduated from Lampasas High School in 1982.  After high school, he attended Howard Payne University, UT Arlington, and Central Texas College in Killeen.

Michael married Wendy Windham in 1992, and together they had a son, Kramer W. Jones, in April 1993.  In March 2010, Michael married Gretchen M. Thomas.  Throughout his life, Michael embraced a spirit of adventure, owning a motorcycle, competing in dirt bike races, and racing cars.  He also piloted his own airplane for both business and recreational purposes and ran a successful machine shop.  Michael was the proud founder of a thriving finance and insurance business in Austin, which employed up to 17 people.  Among his greatest accomplishments, Michael cherished his role as a devoted father, son, grandfather, brother, uncle, and husband.  His legacy of faith in the Lord, hard work, and deep family commitment will forever be remembered by those who knew and loved him.

Michael was a member of the First Baptist Church, Bryan, Cameron, and Lampasas. He placed his trust in the Lord at the age of 10 and became a witness to those he came in contact with.

Michael was preceded in death by his fraternal grandparents, Carlton and Velma Jones, and maternal grandparents, Leonard and Mineola Fowler.

Michael is survived by his beloved wife, Gretchen M. Jones; his son, Kramer Jones, and daughter-in-law, Marissa Jones; his cherished grandson, Lawson Jones; his parents, Don and Kay Jones; his brother, Glenn Scott Jones, and sister-in-law, Anna Jones, along with their children (Eli, Jack, and Lily Amerine); his sister, Donna Brown, and her children (Summer Hinch, Noah Brown and Kyle Grizzle); his aunt and uncle Martha and Bob Witcher; his great-nephew, Brent Witcher and his great-niece, Heather Witcher.  Michael's legacy of love, devotion, and family will continue to live on through those who were closest to him.

A funeral service will be held at Sneed-Carnley Funeral Chapel in Lampasas, Texas, on Sunday, November 24, 2024. Visitation will begin at 1:00 p.m., followed by the service at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Straley Cemetery in Adamsville, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorial donations be made to the Round Rock Children's Home or School Creek Baptist Church