As a chief he sported traditional wives, and he adopted sons, but otherwise he never married. He loved Ghana and, possessing a scholarly, innovative mind, he was ever initiating new projects. It did not much matter that, apart from his writing, he was easily distracted and seldom demonstrated the patience to see them through, since he was invariably eager to pass on new and potentially profitable business ideas and ventures to his many Ghanaian friends. Jimmy Moxon was voluminous in all things, girth, voice, local lore, bonhomie and charity. Because of the imminence of traditional festivals his death is yet to be formally announced in Ghana.
Funerals are important celebrations there.
Soon, when the spirit of Nana Kofi Obonyaa, Ankobea of Aburi, formally joins his ancestors, that there will be libation, pomp and circumstance aplenty is assured. The Independent, 1st September 1999.