Submitted by: Dan Rich
Dec. 21, 1969 - May 1, 2008
South Bend Tribune 5/4/2008
OSCEOLA - Jami Gail Jones, 38, of Osceola, loving wife,
daughter and sister, passed away suddenly on May 1st, 2008. She
was born to James and Sharon Dickey on December 21, 1969,
in South Bend, and was a lifelong resident of Osceola.
As the former Jami Gail Dickey, she married
Melvin R. Jones Jr. on June 1, 1996, in Niles, MI. She was a 1988
graduate of Penn High School, had an associate degree from
Michiana College of Commerce and a bachelor degree in business
management from the University of Phoenix. Jami had worked at
Valley Research in South Bend for 13 years and left the business
world to follow her dream of opening her own Pet Boutique
business. In November 2007, she opened Canine Crazy in Granger.
Jami was extremely talented, had a passion for all animals and a
special love for her three dogs, Lukas, Chance and Darla. She
believed that "In a perfect world, every home would have
a dog, and every dog would have a home." Jami is
survived by her husband, Melvin R. Jones Jr. of Osceola; her
parents, James and Sharon (Keltz) Dickey of Louisville,
OH; paternal grandfather, Willard J. Dickey, and maternal
grandmother, Geraldine Reidenbach, both of Mishawaka; a
sister, Dawn Dickey, and a brother, Todd Dickey, both of
Mishawaka; mother-in-law, Linda Jones of Mishawaka;
father-in-law, Melvin R. Jones Sr. of Sault Ste. Marie, MI; a
sister-in-law, Janette (Eric) Shapland of Mishawaka; nine
nieces and nephews, Sam, Taeylor, Erica, Jessica, Joshua, Jacob,
Sophia, Max and Grady; a great-nephew, Aiden; and all of her
many, many friends----we all loved Jami very much and will miss
her deeply. Her family appreciates all of the love and support
they have received at this very difficult time.
Visitation will take place from 5 to 7 p.m.
on Monday, May 5th, in the Hahn Funeral Home, 505 W. 8th Street,
Mishawaka, with a memorial service at 7 p.m. Burial will be at a
later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be
made to Pet Refuge, 2300 W. 6th Street, Mishawaka, IN 46544. Hahn
Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements.