Stanley Erwin Jones IV
Stanley Erwin Jones IV, age 36, a resident of Basalt, Colorado (formally of Dothan), passed away on Tuesday, November 25, 2025.
Celebration of Life Services will be held at 2:00PM on Monday, December 8, 2025 at First United Methodist Church in Dothan, Alabama with Dr. David R. Saliba officiating and Glover Funeral Home directing. The family will receive friends from 12:30PM until 1:45PM on Monday in the Fellowship Hall. Services are available to watch livestream at https://www.fumcdothan.org/sanctuary-live-stream
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Shepherd School or In Christ Name c/o First United Methodist Church, 1380 West Main Street, Dothan, Alabama 36301.
Stanley Erwin Jones IV, was born in Dothan, Alabama, on January 20, 1989, to Stan and Julie Jones. He was the second-born of twins, arriving just after his brother David. Julie and Stan had already decided that the first twin born would be named David, after Julie’s father, and the second would continue the family name. Stanley joined his big brother, Turner—only 15 months older—and later welcomed his younger brother, Rush, born in 1993.
From the beginning, Stanley was anything but ordinary. Stan recognized early the natural athletic gifts that seemed woven into Stanley’s very being. Stanley grew up loving sports, competition, and the joy of physical challenge. He excelled in nearly every sport he attempted.
At age 12, a friend, Tim Gannon, asked if he planned to compete in the city-wide track meet. Stanley decided he would—and promptly won. He not only took the city title but went on to win the state 100-meter race and compete in the Junior Olympics in Virginia as part of a Birmingham-based relay team that recruited him for their 4×100 squad.
Stanley continued to shine as an athlete at Houston Academy, where, under the guidance of Coach Rodney Dollar, he became one of the top football players in the state. As a senior, he was named Alabama’s 2A Back of the Year and earned a starting spot at tailback in the Alabama/Mississippi All-Star Game. In 2007, he graduated from Houston Academy and committed to playing football for Coach Larry Blakeney at Troy University. In 2020, Stanley was inducted into the third class of Houston Academy’s Athletic Hall of Fame.
As remarkable as his speed, strength, toughness, and intelligence were on the field, it was Stanley’s heart that truly set him apart. He loved deeply and openly and made sure the people in his life felt that love. Children especially held a tender place in his heart, including his nieces and nephews, who adored him.
Stanley shared a unique and unbreakable bond with his twin, David, and with their brothers Turner and Rush. Their memories together are countless and will be cherished forever. Stanley loved his parents, Julie and Stan, with his whole heart, and there was nothing he wouldn’t do for them. Stanley lived with his heart on his sleeve. His superpower was forming deep, intentional relationships, something he learned from his beloved grandmother, Mimi, whom he deeply cherished.
Stanley made his home in Colorado, a place where he found peace in the beauty of the outdoors. He embraced all that Colorado offered—golf, fishing, hiking, biking, skiing, anything that brought him outside. In 2016, Stanley graduated from Colorado Mountain College.
His natural warmth, love for people, and hospitable personality shaped his career path. He spent several years in Dothan working at Flowers Insurance Agency. Most recently, he worked at The Little Nell Hotel in Aspen, Colorado, where he quickly rose through the ranks and earned the position of Front-End Manager—a role in which he thrived and was deeply valued.
Stanley was preceded in death by his grandparents, Jake and Martha Jo Jones, David Harold Johnson, and Jane Brackin Adkinson.
He is survived by his parents, Stan and Julie Jones; his brothers, Turner Jones (Mary Olivia) of Dothan, David Jones (Claire) of Huntsville, and Rush Jones (Olivia) of Birmingham; grandparents, Jerry Adkinson, and Carmen Johnson; his beloved nieces and nephews, Tee, Asa, Brackin, Sarah Louise, Wheeler, and Presley Jane Jones. Also, his aunts, uncles, and cousins, all of whom loved him dearly.
Serving as pallbearers are Davis Flowers, Lit Flowers, Charles Flowers, James Gannon, William Gannon, Tyler Jordon, Zach Kelly, Murray Kiesler, and Watson Downs.
Stanley’s life was a gift—full of love, laughter, adventure, and devotion to the people he cared for. He will be forever missed and forever loved.
Glover Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. (334) 699-3888. Please sign the guestbook online at www.gloverfuneral.com
