The Richmond News, Dec. 19, 2025

Michael Jones

Michael Scott Jones, born Aug. 18, 1968, took his final breath at 12:12 p.m. Nov. 22, 2025. He was 57 years old.

He was an organ donor. Through this, he saved six people’s lives with his corneas and skin grafts for cancer and burn patients.

He was born at Independence Regional Hospital.

Scotty and Michelle first met when they were 17 years old until he moved to Texas for five months. Still, they always wrote letters to each other. From then on, they were inseparable and each other’s best friends and the love of their lives.

They got married on Oct. 4, 1984, and had just celebrated their wedding anniversary shortly before Scotty’s passing.

Scotty loved to go hunting and fishing with his cousins, whom he considered brothers – Doug, Randy and Phillip Boude; and their mother, Rose Shook, was like a second mom to him.

Scotty and Michelle loved to ride motorcycles, as they belonged to the Christian Soldiers Group, where they participated in many charity events. Scotty loved spending time with his family and friends. He loved watching old-time Western movies, wrestling with all the kids and watching the Kansas City Chiefs.

He also enjoyed country and rock music. He would sing so loudly anybody could hear him from the other room.

Scotty was a kid at heart and would do anything for anybody.

Scotty worked for American Freight Way, then for Austin Security in Grandview for several years until he moved to Wheeling, where he was a supervisor for Gear For Sports until he became disabled in 2004.

Scotty is survived by his wife, Michelle Jones; son, Hunter Jones; sister, Melissa Beck; granddaughter, Raleighn Jones; grandson, Ernie Riddle; nieces, Keely Shirley and Bailey Shriner; and nephews, Jesse Riddle, Josey Riddle and Matthew Shriner.

Scotty was preceded in death by his mother, MaryEllen Pascal Boude; and father, Michael Laverne Jones.

Scotty will be truly loved and missed by all and would want us to celebrate his life.