Floyd Jones

REV. FLOYD C. JONES May 8, 1934—May 3, 2025

Floyd C. Jones died peacefully on May 3, 2025 with his wife near his side.

He was born on May 8, 1934 to Foster August Jones and Clara Lucille Jones at his home north of Little Boston. He attended elementary school in Little Boston and then North Kitsap Junior High and North Kitsap High School, both in Poulsbo, Washington.

He was from a very large family of 13 children. He is survived by only two brothers: Dan Jones of Oakville, Washington and Gene Jones of Suquamish, Washington. His daughter, Mary Juanita Jones preceded him in death.

He met and married Carlene Sparks as a young man. She preceded him in death in 1973. He met his wife Suzanne Hinton at the little church in Lower Elwha, near Port Angeles, Washington. They were married in July 1974 in Seattle. They were married over 50 years and resided on the Port Gamble S'Klallam Indian Reservation until he went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.

He was only 18 years old when he became Chairman of the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe. He served his Tribe as Chairman and then also as Councilman for many years. He also was an active member of many Boards and Committees of the Tribe which included: Law and Order Committee, Housing Board, Elders Committee, Gaming Board, Hunting Committee, and Child and Families Committee.

When Floyd was 23 years old, he was drafted into the U.S. Army, where he served in active duty for two years, mostly in Georgia, and then for three years in the Reserves.

In 1964, Floyd became Pastor of the United Full Gospel Church in Little Boston, which later became the Klallam Community Church which is affiliated with the Assemblies of God. After pastoring for over 34 years, he retired in 1999 but continued to perform many weddings and officiated at numerous funerals. He was always willing to go visit and pray for those in need.

The church was small, so it was necessary for him to work fulltime at the Pope and Talbot Lumber Mill in Port Gamble until it closed in 1995. He had worked there for 34 years when the mill shut down. He then went to work for the Port Gamble S'Klallam Tribe as a custodian for several years.

About this time, he began to make beautiful wood carvings. He loved going up to the Arts Building in the mornings and carving while his wife was working.

He was very musical and loved playing the guitar. He and his wife loved to sing wherever they went.

He always kept busy! One of his other responsibilities was serving as Chairman of the American Indian Fellowship, which is a group of Indian churches in Western Washington. During this time, he had to lead the monthly Fellowship Meetings at the various churches and also direct the Family Camp each year near Copalis Crossing, Washington.

He loved to tell others about Jesus and he was always anxious to see his grandchildren come to know Jesus as their Savior and was not shy to let them know this.

As busy as he was, he always said he wanted to be a good Christian and to let people see Jesus in his life.

He is survived by his wife Suzanne, 4 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.