December 4, 1937 - May 31, 2023
Harry Spencer Jones, age 85, died Tuesday, May 30, 2023 at Ogeechee Area Hospice in Statesboro, Georgia. Harry was born in Augusta, Georgia to Jack Eben Jones and Helen Braddy Jones on December 4, 1937.
He spent his formative years in Stapleton, Georgia. After high school, he went on to higher education, achieving a spot on the honor roll while earning his Associate in Science degree in Electronics and Communications Technology from The Southern Technical Institute at Chamblee, Georgia. He then went to work for the Martin Marietta Corporation in Orlando, Florida. While in Orlando, he met and married his wife of 63 years, Lois Virginia Mixter. Harry Jones was a dedicated family man who worked hard and provided extremely well for his family.
He was involved in his children’s lives and helped them grow into responsible adults by providing a shining example of how to live. Harry was a Christian man who was involved in his local church. His hobbies included racing stock cars, getting certified as a private pilot, coin collecting, genealogy, geocaching and more. Harry is preceded in death by his mother and father, and his eldest brother, Jack Eben Jones Jr.
Harry is survived by his brother William Braddy Jones (spouse: Faye Neal Jones); wife Lois Virginia Jones; daughter Susan Virginia Jones Shainline (spouse: Stephen Kenneth Shainline); son Russell Spencer Jones (spouse: Lillian Kimberly Jones); granddaughter Sarah Kimberly Jones; and grandson Jacob Tyler Shainline.
Funeral services will be held Friday, June 2, 2023 at 12:00pm at Stapleton Baptist Church, 360 Harvey St., Stapleton, Georgia with Pastor Josh Mosley officiating.
Interment will follow in the church cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, friends and family may make a contribution to the Alzheimer’s Association, https://www.alzfdn.org , if they wish.
Friends may sign the online register book at www.joineranderson.com .
Joiner-Anderson Funeral Home & Crematory in Statesboro is in charge of arrangements.
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