Joe Thomas Jones

Joe Thomas Jones, Jr, formerly of Decatur, Alabama died Thursday, March 21, 2024, in Columbia, South Carolina. Joe T. was born April 18, 1943, in Morgan County to Joe Thomas Jones, Sr. and Ruth Long Jones Hochstetler. Joe T. was preceded in death by his wife of Fifty years, Lynne Turney Jones. Joe T. is survived by two sons Joe Thomas Jones III (Dee Dee) and Michael Gardiner Jones (Rhee) all of Decatur, Alabama, two granddaughters Emsley Peyton Jones- Augusta, Georgia; Caroline Jones Tinsley (Jacob)-Decatur, Alabama, and grandchild V Cronenberg (Zev Alexander), one great grandchild ZJ Cronenberg-Champaign, Illinois. He is also survived by partner Janice Montgomery Bowman and Caregiver, Ellen Bowman Hayhurst-Columbia, South Carolina. A Celebration of Life Service will be held March 24, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. with visitation to follow at Saint Andrews Baptist Church, Columbia, South Carolina. A graveside service will be held Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. in the Roselawn Cemetery. Reynolds Funeral Home is assisting the family. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to St. Jude’s, American Cancer Society, or the American Diabetes Association.