Maurice T. Jones

BARRE TOWN – Maurice Taylor Jones, 93, of Osborne Road, died Tuesday, January 19, 2016 at the Central Vermont Hospital in Berlin with his family at his side. He was admitted this last Friday. He was very independent and had remained comfortable in his home until that time.
Born May 25, 1922 in Northfield Falls, he was the son of Ward and Ella (Calef) Jones. He attended Lincoln Elementary School in Barre City and graduated from Spaulding High School in 1940.
On September 25, 1949 he married the love of his life, Jean Newton, of Moretown in the Barre Congregational Church. Following their marriage they made their home in St. Johnsbury, West Burke, Montpelier and since 1957 at their present residence where they joined the “Jones Compound”. Jean died August 9, 2013.
In 1946, he began employment with the New England Telegraph and Telephone Company in Bellows Falls as a Lineman. He moved to St. Johnsbury and worked as Central Office Repairman and remained with the company, retiring as District Manager in the Montpelier Office in 1981.
Maurice enjoyed gardening, especially raising asparagus, blueberries and raspberries; as well as apples, both cross country and downhill skiing, fishing, square dancing, and was very instrumental in building the home that he and Jean lived in. He was also interested in genealogy and the history of Northfield. One of the maps that he worked on is in the library.
As a veteran of World War II, he served as a Radio and Advanced Radar Technician in the Army Air Corps in Boca Raton, Florida, Wisconsin, and Illinois from 1943 to 1946. He was discharged as a Sergeant.
His memberships included the Barre Congregational Church, Barre American Legion Post #10, the Telephone Pioneers of America and the “251” Club.
Maurice is survived by 3 nieces; Nancy Audet and her husband, Alonzo, of Milan, Ohio; Jody Jones of Newark, Delaware, Elizabeth Jones of Burlington, and his nephew Christopher Jones and his wife, Stephanie, of Granville, VT and numerous other nieces and nephews.
Besides his parents and his wife Jean, he was predeceased by his brother, Loren Jones and his sister, Lorene Jones Armstrong.
His committal service will be held at the convenience of his family at the Wilson Cemetery in Barre Town. There are no calling hours.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Barre Congregational Church, 35 Church Street, Barre, VT 05641, or Central Vermont Home Health and Hospice, 600 Granger Road, Barre, VT 05641.