Jaramie Jones, 43, of Scottville, passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2020.
Jaramie was born on Sept. 25, 1976 in Sturgis, the son of Brenda (Bates) Tozer and Rick Jones. He married Mila Johnson on Sept. 20, 2001. Jaramie graduated from Sturgis High School with the class of 1995, then attended West Shore Community College and Glen Oaks Community College. He was employed by Kaines West Michigan as a machinist.
Jaramie was an avid VW fan and mechanic, and could rebuild a VW that he picked up in a junk yard. He received several awards for his 1957 Baja Beetle at VW shows. Jaramie was most recently rebuilding a VW Golf for his son Jarred.
Jaramie could fix anything at home, whether electrical or mechanical. Some of his hobbies included camping, fishing, growing flowers and grafting plants, woodworking, music, rock collecting (which inevitably ended up in the washing machine!), and he was an avid Detroit Tigers fan. He would always bring home injured or abandoned animals for him and his daughter Samantha to take care of together.
Jaramie spent hours finding the perfect Halloween decal for pumpkin carving and always helped his daughter Anya with her costume and make up, calling her "Doll Face" or "LuLu." Anya's favorite memory of her dad was when he would build four-wheelers, three-wheelers and dirt bikes from the frame up and he'd build jumps and they would go on rides until it was dark outside. No matter what, he would always get the gear the kids wanted, even if it meant he had to sell or trade something to get it. When Anya got her riding helmet, Jaramie had the biggest smile ever on his face.
Jaramie lived life to the fullest with his family and friends. His kids' sports and school activities were special to him. He was always willing to help anyone in need. He was a loving husband who supported his wife and family while she was going to nursing school.
Jaramie is survived by his wife Mila Jones; children, Jarred Jones, Anya (Trevor) Burden and Samantha Jones; parents Brenda (Keith) Tozer and Rick (Jan) Jones; grandparents Gordon (Kathy Cameron) Bates; mother-in-law Delores Johnson; brother Cody (Gina) Tozer; sisters-in-law Andrea Johnson and Emily Taylor; brother-in-law Patrick Johnson; and nieces and nephews, Harrison, Louis (Jaelynn), Ashley, Jassonna, Andreanna, Gaige, Camiliah and Isabella.
Jaramie was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Joellene Bates and Marie Miller; and father-in-law, Dale Johnson.
A memorial service will be held outside at Mason County Reform Church on Friday, July 24, 2020 at 12 p.m. Visitation will begin at 10 a.m. Please be sure to bring a lawn chair.
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Arrangements were entrusted to Oak Grove Funeral Home of Ludington.

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Published by Ludington Daily News from Jul. 21 to Jul. 23, 2020.

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Erik Miller

August 2, 2020

Me and Jaramie grew up together as kids we lived near each other pretty far out in the country which can be boring for a kid/teenager but we always had fun riding bikes and 4 wheelers, fishing often entertaing ourselves at my younger brother and sisters existence but he was like another older brother to them he loved my moms spaghetti and was always there for dinner on spaghetti night (which was so often I rarely if ever eat spaghetti by choice any more) Jaramie was one of my best friends growing up and although we went different ways in life I often thought about him most recently was ironically just a couple weeks ago when I saw an old VW bug for sale along the road. He was already missed even more now My sympathy to his family

Kristi (Hall-Barfell) Draper

July 26, 2020

My soul hurts today as I read this. Every personality trait listed sparked a memory of him displaying that trait. Jaramie started out as my older brother's friend in high school. He quickly became part of our family. He was like my brother, another son to my mom, and an honest, present and trustworthy friend to my brother, Rod. He sang to me once when I thought my heart was broken, stood up for me when a guy was saying bad stuff about me, let me call him Germ (secretly he enjoyed that), he called my mom, "Mom". His smile was always genuine especially when he'd be talking about one of his VW Rabbit finds. As we all grew up, got married and started our own families we grew apart. I think about our care free days often as I get older, I miss them as I have missed Jaramie over the years. His family are in my thoughts and prayers. I rest easy knowing that my mother, Lori, was there to greet him at the gates. Time goes by so fast, I thank you, Jaramie, for many things but most of all for making this world better just by living in it.