Obituary of Harold Taylor Jones

Harold Taylor Jones, age 100, passed away peacefully at Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC on September 22, 2018. Harold Jones was born on Jackson Street, Freehold to Scottish immigrants, Hannah Taylor and David Jones. Harold was the co-owner/operator of H. T. Jones Transportation Trucking Company, Inc. with his wife Grace Courville Jones and had Nescafe and Anchor Hocking Glass as his major contracts. During WW II he earned the rank of captain and served in the 3677th Quartermaster Corps serving in France and Germany, delivering supplies to General George Patton at the Battle of the Bulge. After the war, Capt. Jones was instrumental in the organization of the National Guard in Freehold. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church and the Freehold Rotary Club. He was a resident of Freehold until he retired in 1981 when he and Grace relocated to Wilton, ME, Sun City Center, FL, The Villages, FL and Tryon Estates in Columbus, NC. His loving wife Grace passed away in 2015 after 73 years of marriage. Family meant everything to him and he is survived by his three daughters, Susan Harris (Stan), Diane Ames (Marty), and Gail Atkins (Alan), ten grandchildren, 21 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. There will be visitation at Higgins Memorial Home, 20 Center Street, Freehold on Friday, September 28, 2018 with visiting hours from 4:00 PM to 6:00 PM. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Rose of Lima Church, Freehold on Saturday, 9:30 AM, September 29, with burial immediately following. Harold Jones had a lifelong devotion to the military. Donations in memory of Harold Taylor Jones can be made to the Family Readiness Group, ATTN: B CO/1-114th FRG, 635 State Highway 33, Freehold, NJ 07728. The Family Readiness Group assists families of deployed loved ones.