Joseph Robert Jones
December 11, 1944 – March 11, 2021
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Joseph Robert Jones, 76, of Three Island Cove, Cape Breton, passed away peacefully on March 11th, 2021, surrounded by family.
Joe was born Dec. 11, 1944 to Irene (Martell) and Harold Jones and grew up in Halifax. He became a linesman at age 22 for Nova Scotia Power and enjoyed a 33-yr career, retiring as District Manager in Port Hawkesbury. He also taught at NSIT. After retirement, he started his own business building sheds & decks.
Joe married his first love Jessie (MacDonald) in 1969 and they raised two children together. Although they later divorced, they remained good friends. Joe is survived by his sisters, Lorraine (Warren Wyatt) and Doreen (Bryan Tanner), his daughter Jacqui McNeil, son Joey Jones (Anne Thomas), granddaughters Sophie & Emilie McNeil, and Laila Jones, and several cousins, nieces, and nephews.
In his youth, he raced dirt bikes, played hockey & baseball, and downhill skied. In the 1970s, he raced standardbred horses with the Chambers’s family. Joe was an avid hunter and fishermen and lived for annual hunting and fishing trips with his son and close friends.
Joe was an active member of the L’Ardoise Men’s Club, Jolly Club, Acadian Day Festival, & Dr. Kingston Memorial Clinic. He was a talented Auctioneer and helped raise money for Christmas Daddies and families in his community.
Joe loved playing music and hosting big family gatherings. He was known for his seafood chowder, digging clams with his granddaughters, and playing guitar. He adored his friends and loved his Mombourquette brothers & sisters. Always with a big smile on his face and a twinkle in his eye Joe had that special ‘je ne saisquois’ that lit up a room.
Visitation will take place on April 8, 2-4pm &6-8pm at Holy Guardian Angels Funeral Parlour, L’Ardoise. Funeral will take place at on April 9 at 11am at Holy Guardian Angels Parish, L’Ardoise, (by invitation only). In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Cape Breton Cancer Clinic. Arrangements are under the care and direction of Green’s Funeral Home, 507 Bernard St., Port Hawkesbury.
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December 11 1944 March 11 2021
Nos plus sincères sympathies à la famille et aux amis de Joseph Robert Jones December 11 1944 March 11 2021..
Décès pour la Ville: Port-Hawkesbury, Province: Nova Scotia