Mr. Robert Arthur Jones Jr., 76, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Monday, December 16, 2019 at Douglas Center for Caring, Baptist Medical Center Downtown in Jacksonville, Fla.
He was born April 28, 1943 in Fernandina Beach to the late Robert Arthur Jones Sr. and Minnie Christine King. He attended Peck High School, worked in the shrimping industry, and ended his career as a laborer with retirement from Terminal Bag Company. Mr. Jones was a member of New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, where he also sang in the choir.
In addition to both parents, Mr. Jones was preceded in death by his wife, Mary E. Smith Jones; his grandparents, Simon and Sadie King; and a brother, Sampson Edwards.
Mr. Jones leaves behind his children, Robert A. Jones III (Melanie), Robert Martin (Stephanie), Keith Moore, and Latasha Riley; his goddaughter, Aniylah Miller; three sisters, Sadie Brown, Patricia Henderson, and Sandra Thompson; three brothers, Lonnie Jones, Calvin Russell and Leroy Perkins; special friends, Rev. Jimmy Green, Raymond Taylor, Spencer Clayton, Johnnie L. Robinson, Lawrence Holmes, Marvin Register, Sammie Campbell, and James Way; one uncle; two aunts; 13 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many sorrowing friends.
Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, December 28, 2019 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church, located at 10 S. 10th St. in Fernandina Beach, with the Rev. Jeremiah Robinson presiding. The cortege will assemble and depart from Mr. Jones’ North 11th Street residence. Immediately following the service, Mr. Jones will be laid to rest at Bosque Bello Cemetery. Following the service, his family will retreat to the Council on Aging for the Repast. His family will receive friends 5-7 p.m. Friday, December 27, 2019 at New Zion Missionary Baptist Church.
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