Mr. Charles Box Jones II, 76
Mr. Charles Box Jones II, 76, of Macon, passed away Oct. 21. Visitation will be Oct. 30 at 1 p.m., in the chapel of Rinehart Funeral Home, 860 US-301, Jesup. Burial will follow at Jesup City Cemetery.
Charles was born Dec. 10, 1949, in Jesup to the late Charles Thagard and Martha Lillian Strickland Jones. He graduated from Jeff Davis High School, where he was Star Student of his class. Charles enrolled in the premed program at Mercer University, but he interrupted his education to volunteer for service in the United States Marine Corps. After completing Officer Candidate School at Quantico, Va., Charles was commissioned and served as the youngest Marine lieutenant in Vietnam. He married the love of his life, the late Candace Hatton, before going to Quantico.
Charles had a successful career in sales. He won national awards as an agent for Mutual of New York Life Insurance, and he later transitioned to commercial real estate in Florida where he was a top producer. In his later years, he worked in the automobile industry as a finance manager and sales agent.
Charles excelled at whatever endeavor he undertook. He had a zest for life and lived it to the fullest. His friends and family called him “Buddy” or “Charlie Box.” Some of his favorite hobbies included reading history, playing Scrabble and Chess, rooting on the Georgia Bulldogs, and spending time with his dogs, which were all German Shepherds that he named Bruno.
Charles is survived by his son, Charles Box “Clay” Jones III (Lee) of Athens; sisters Sharon Falls Smith (Roy) of Macon, Georgia, and Joannah Dickerson of Warwick, Georgia; his brother, Jon Marc Jones (Rhonda) of Athens; grandson Duncan Jones; nieces and nephews Lauren Lance, Alison Hartley (David), Katie Furches (Alex), Christopher Falls, Robbie Pope, Anthony Dickerson (Cheryl), Ashley Dockery (Craig “Doc”), Jessica Leigh and Jon Cade Jones; and great nieces and nephews Mary Katherine Lance, Annagayle Lance, Walker Lance, Cameron Hartley, Ashton Hartley, Chloe Hartley, Eli Furches, Tripp Pope, Gabriel “Gabe” Dickerson, Tyler Peacock, Chandler Dockery, Ava Lillian Dockery, Landon Rozier, Brynlee Rozier and Dillon Rozier.
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