Service Date: Saturday, July 14, 2018
Time of Service: 1:00 PM
Location of Service: Golden’s Funeral Home, Inc., 210 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789
Contact: (407) 740-6784
Date of Visitation: Saturday, July 14, 2018
Time of Visitation: 11:00 AM – 1:00 PM
Location of Service: Golden’s Funeral Home, Inc., 210 N. Pennsylvania Avenue, Winter Park, FL 32789
Contact: (407) 740-6784
Obituary:
A Time to be born . . .
Huron Edward Johnson Jones was born in Swainsboro, Georgia to the late Willie Jones and Sarah (Johnson) Jones on August 15, 1932. He was the oldest of five siblings.
A Time to learn . . .
Huron was lovingly raised by his grandmother, Martha Johnson in Wadley, Georgia where he attended elementary and middle school, finishing his education at Wadley High School.
A Time to serve . . .
After high school, Huron joined the Army and served from 1953 – 1955. During his tour, he was stationed in Germany and Ft. Jackson, South Carolina.
A Time to worship . . .
Huron was a member of New Jerusalem Church of God under the Leadership of Bishop Hemingway.
A Time to live . . .
Upon receiving his honorable discharge from the Army, Huron returned to Wadley, GA where he met and married Emma Poole. They were blessed with three wonderful children: Brenda Jones (Jacksonville, FL), Marcella Jones (Jacksonville, FL), and Michael Jones (Jacksonville, FL).
A Time to work . . .
Huron worked at Colonial drugs where he delivered prescriptions to the Winter Park and Orlando communities. He later moved from Winter Park to Orlando and began working for Waste Management where he worked for more than 20 years. After retiring from Waste Management he later drove for Senior Life as a bus driver.
On March 23, 1982, Mr. Johnson married Minnie Clinton in Orlando Florida and that union was blessed with two children: Tyrone Jones (Orlando, FL) and Rodney Jones now deceased.
He leaves behind to cherish his memories children: Terry Cross, Bernard Alexander, Eric Wade (Kelly) all of Orlando, Florida; Sisters: Martha Parson and Ruthie Sharp in Indianapolis, Indiana. (8) children, (41) grandchildren, and (44) great-grandchildren and wife Mrs. Minnie Jones along with wonderful friends and extended family members.
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