Clyde Jones Jr. Obituary - Visitation & Funeral Information

Deacon Clyde Jones Jr. age 81, of Hagerstown, Maryland. departed this life Wednesday, June 22, 2022, at his residence. He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Clyde Jones and Lillian Mae Nelson, his former wives Barbara Jean Jones and Corine G. Jones, his daughter Darlene Jones, and his brother Frank Jones. Clyde was born in Columbus, Georgia, his family then moved to Detroit, where he grew up and attended public schools. In his early career he was a police officer in Detroit; after moving to Baltimore, Md. he was employed as a security guard. Clyde later was employed by Maryland Public Television (MPT) where he enjoyed every day of 40 plus years until his retirement. While at MPT he held many positions; security guard, mailroom attendant, maintenance, culminating as a messenger driver delivering time sensitive documents to various locations around the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia. He was inducted into the Maryland Public Television Honor Wall of Fame in 2014 for his dedication and the longest tenured person at MPT. Clyde was baptized at an early age and later received the Holy Ghost at Eastern Star Tabernacle under the guidance of Bishop Joshua Cole. He was an active Deacon at Word and Truth Tabernacle in Baltimore, Md., under the leadership of Bishop Stanley Singletary. Until his declining health, he attended Harvest Baptist Church, Hagerstown, Md., led by Pastor James Moore (Retired), later by Pastor Stephen Rogers. He was always willing to lend a helping hand, wherever needed. His catch phrase was ‘All Righty’. Clyde like meeting people and never met a stranger. He enjoyed building model trains, rebuilding computers, cooking, his cats, and camping. He was passionate about Troop 21 and Troop 89 in inner city Baltimore, based at St. Marks Methodist Church. Clyde was a Boy Scout leader for over 25 years, and during that time he had the largest number of Eagle Scouts in Baltimore, Md. Left to cherish his memories are his devoted wife, Beatrice Jones of Hagerstown, Md., his brother, Joe Lewis Jones, his children Clyde “Junebug” Jones III and Patricia Jones (Clifford) both of Detroit, Mi., Victor Wayne Robinson (Sybrena) of Chester, Virginia, Trisha Harper (Bernard “Gunny”) of Petersburg, Va., Kenneth Robinson of Baltimore, Md., James C. Jones of Wiesbaden, Germany, and Debra Bonner of Shreveport, Louisiana; Two Stepsons, Nathaniel Elmore (Amanda) and Don Spearman II (Chyreese) both of Maryland; 27 grandchildren, 55 great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren and Midnight (his Cat), a host of in laws, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

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Clyde Jones Jr.

July 28, 1940 - June 22, 2022