Thomas Sidney Jones, 88, passed away at his home at 2303 Gatlin Creek Road in Thomasville on Friday, July 25, 2014. Mr. Jones was born on January 6, 1926, the son of Boyd Lane and Blanche Jenkins Jones of Worth County, Georgia. He married Sally Frances Strickland of Moultrie in 1946. An astute businessman, he owned and operated construction, farming, and farm-related businesses. Throughout his life, Mr. Jones was best known for his steadfast faith in God, his devotion to the church, and his love for family and friends.
He graduated from Moultrie High School in 1944 and served in the United States Army 989 Field Artillery Battalion in Central Europe during World War II. In 1946, following his honorable discharge from military service, he returned to Moultrie and married his sweetheart Frances. He completed two years of VA school while working fulltime with his father in his construction business. He later partnered with his brother in Jones Brothers Masonry, the business they owned and operated together for more than 20 years. In 1971, Mr. Jones acquired the John Deere franchise for Thomasville and established Jones Tractor Company, the business he operated with his sons until his retirement in 2001.
Mr. Jones’ early years were spent in Worth County. His family moved to Mississippi for a business venture during the Depression. That experience shaped his values and he often shared memories of how his mother and father shared with those in need even as they struggled to meet the needs of their own family. The Jones family returned to Georgia in 1939, first to Worth County, and soon after to Funston, Georgia.
In the first years of their marriage, Mr. Jones and wife Frances lived in Funston and Moultrie. From 1949 until 1977, they lived in the Hamilton community of Colquitt County, where they raised a family of five. In 1977, they moved to Thomasville. Mr. Jones was deeply devoted to his wife Frances and they were married 59 years when she passed away in 2005.
Mr. Jones was actively involved in church leadership as well as in business and community organizations. He served as a deacon at Funston Baptist Church, Rose Hill Baptist Church, and First Baptist Church of Thomasville. He also taught Sunday School and, most recently, was part of Roy Petrey’s Senior Adult Men’s Sunday School Class at First Baptist. Mr. Jones served on the board of directors for Commercial Bank for 20 years. He also served on the board of trustees of Hamilton School while his children were in school there. Following his retirement, Mr. Jones was a member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club and served in various leadership roles, including president.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Rita Jones of Cairo, Ga., Lije and Tracey Jones of Shady Dale, Ga., Kim and Angela Jones of Monticello, Fla., and Earl and Jackie Jones of Tallahassee, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law Marta and Jerry Turner of Thomasville; grandchildren Betty Jones Johnson, Didi Jones Pratz, Sally Jones McGregor, Lane Jones, Hannah Jones Turner, Clayton Jones, Wesley Jones, Jason Jones, Melissa Jones West, Thomas Jones, and Stephen Jones; and 18 great-grand children.
Also surviving are his brother and sister-in-law Lynn and Barbara Jones of Funston, sister Joy Jones Cone of Brunswick, and sister-in-law Marjorie Coffee of Thomasville, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his wife Frances, brother Boyd Jones, sisters Mildred Hobbs, Nell Striplin, and Nan Coffee.
The family will receive family and friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Jones home at 2303 Gatlin Creek Road and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Allen and Allen Funeral Home, 110 W. Hansell Street in Thomasville.
A service honoring Mr. Jones’ life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 28, at First Baptist Church at 210 North Broad Street in Thomasville. Graveside services will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations honoring the life of Mr. Jones be made to the Hearing Impaired Ministry at First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2790, Thomasville, GA 31799. Allen and Allen Funeral Home of Thomasville is in charge of arrangements. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com .
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He graduated from Moultrie High School in 1944 and served in the United States Army 989 Field Artillery Battalion in Central Europe during World War II. In 1946, following his honorable discharge from military service, he returned to Moultrie and married his sweetheart Frances. He completed two years of VA school while working fulltime with his father in his construction business. He later partnered with his brother in Jones Brothers Masonry, the business they owned and operated together for more than 20 years. In 1971, Mr. Jones acquired the John Deere franchise for Thomasville and established Jones Tractor Company, the business he operated with his sons until his retirement in 2001.
Mr. Jones’ early years were spent in Worth County. His family moved to Mississippi for a business venture during the Depression. That experience shaped his values and he often shared memories of how his mother and father shared with those in need even as they struggled to meet the needs of their own family. The Jones family returned to Georgia in 1939, first to Worth County, and soon after to Funston, Georgia.
In the first years of their marriage, Mr. Jones and wife Frances lived in Funston and Moultrie. From 1949 until 1977, they lived in the Hamilton community of Colquitt County, where they raised a family of five. In 1977, they moved to Thomasville. Mr. Jones was deeply devoted to his wife Frances and they were married 59 years when she passed away in 2005.
Mr. Jones was actively involved in church leadership as well as in business and community organizations. He served as a deacon at Funston Baptist Church, Rose Hill Baptist Church, and First Baptist Church of Thomasville. He also taught Sunday School and, most recently, was part of Roy Petrey’s Senior Adult Men’s Sunday School Class at First Baptist. Mr. Jones served on the board of directors for Commercial Bank for 20 years. He also served on the board of trustees of Hamilton School while his children were in school there. Following his retirement, Mr. Jones was a member of the Golden K Kiwanis Club and served in various leadership roles, including president.
Survivors include sons and daughters-in-law, Tom and Rita Jones of Cairo, Ga., Lije and Tracey Jones of Shady Dale, Ga., Kim and Angela Jones of Monticello, Fla., and Earl and Jackie Jones of Tallahassee, Fla.; daughter and son-in-law Marta and Jerry Turner of Thomasville; grandchildren Betty Jones Johnson, Didi Jones Pratz, Sally Jones McGregor, Lane Jones, Hannah Jones Turner, Clayton Jones, Wesley Jones, Jason Jones, Melissa Jones West, Thomas Jones, and Stephen Jones; and 18 great-grand children.
Also surviving are his brother and sister-in-law Lynn and Barbara Jones of Funston, sister Joy Jones Cone of Brunswick, and sister-in-law Marjorie Coffee of Thomasville, as well as many nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his wife Frances, brother Boyd Jones, sisters Mildred Hobbs, Nell Striplin, and Nan Coffee.
The family will receive family and friends from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. Sunday, July 27, at the Jones home at 2303 Gatlin Creek Road and from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Allen and Allen Funeral Home, 110 W. Hansell Street in Thomasville.
A service honoring Mr. Jones’ life will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, July 28, at First Baptist Church at 210 North Broad Street in Thomasville. Graveside services will follow at Laurel Hill Cemetery in Thomasville.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations honoring the life of Mr. Jones be made to the Hearing Impaired Ministry at First Baptist Church, P.O. Box 2790, Thomasville, GA 31799. Allen and Allen Funeral Home of Thomasville is in charge of arrangements. Visitors may sign the online guest register at www.allenfh.com .
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