Annette Bailey Jones, 72, of Wiscasset, died on March 3 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident in Volusia County, Fla.
She was the daughter of Melvin and Sadie Bailey and was born on Jan. 13, 1939 in Wiscasset. After graduating as valedictorian from Morse High School in Bath, she graduated with honors from Burdett College in Boston and subsequently went to work in Washington, D.C. in the Advanced Research Projects Agency as an Administrative Assistant for the Man in Space Program. She married Alvin Jones of Clyde, N.C., who, at the time, was in the Navy and stationed in Virginia. Following various duty stations and Mr. Jones’ retirement from the Navy in 1968, they moved to Glassboro, N.J. In addition to being a stay-at-home mother, Mrs. Jones was very active in civic activities and organizations and worked at Glassboro State College in the Career Counseling Center. In 1986, after Mr. Jones’ retirement from federal service in Philadelphia, PA, they moved to Woolwich. Mrs. Jones then went to work in Augusta for the State of Maine Commission on Government Ethics and Election Practices, retiring in 2001 as Lobbyist and PAC Reporting Officer. She was a member of Bath United Methodist Church, assuming various offices over the years; a past matron of the Order of the Eastern Star; and active with Mr. Jones in the Midcoast Chapter of the National Assn. of Retired Federal Employees. Her interests included traveling, especially cruising and visiting resorts throughout the Caribbean and Mexico, spending the day at Popham Beach, reading, crossword puzzles, sewing and handiwork. She was in the Red Hat Society and also enjoyed playing cribbage at her local Senior Center.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin Jones, who died on Jan. 25, 2005.
She is survived by her son, Donald Jones and wife Tamela of Franklin, N.C.; daughters, Pamela Adams and husband Peter of Haddon Heights, N.J., Barbara Williamson of Sicklerville, N.J. and Alison Jones of Woolwich; grandchildren, Tiffany Jones, Melissa Tulini, Sara Williamson and Thomas Williamson; great-grandson, Liam Oliver; sister, Loretta Alty of Rochester, N.H.; and brothers, Melvin Bailey and wife Marge of South Berwick and Donald Bailey and wife Shirley of Clinton.
Funeral services March 12 at the Canton Chapel of Wells Funeral Home, 3715 Asheville Hwy. with the Rev. Katherine K. Crain and Rev. Cheryl Skinner officiating. Burial followed at Fincher’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery, Clyde, N.C. The family received friends at the funeral home. Memorial service will be held at a later date at Bath United Methodist Church in Bath.
Donations may be made to Fincher’s Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery Fund, 2724 Hyder Mountain Rd., Clyde, NC 28721 or to Bath United Methodist Church Building Fund, 340 Oak Grove Ave., Bath, ME 04580.
For those who desire, an online memorial register is available at “Obituaries” at www.wellsfuneralhome.com.
