Horace Breneman Jones, Jr. ("Hebe"), 90, died peacefully on Friday, December 3,
2021 at Brightview Senior Living in Crofton, Maryland. Born on May 1, 1931 in
Baltimore, Maryland, Horace was the oldest of three children of Rear Admiral
Horace and Margaret (Leitch) Jones. Horace graduated from the U.S. Naval Academy
in 1953 and obtained a Master's in Civil Engineering degree at the Rensselaer
Polytechnic Institute in Troy, NY. He achieved the rank of lieutenant, and after
completing his service (including a stint in Antarctica), moved to Freeport,
Bahamas in 1962. On arrival to Freeport, he was greeted by his future wife,
Joyce Lee, who was assigned by their company to pick him up at the airport.
While in the Bahamas, Horace and Joyce married in 1964 and started a family
which would grow to include three daughters (Margaret, Kelly, and Joyce). Horace
worked as a civil engineer throughout his professional career, and after leaving
Freeport, the Jones family moved to Bakersfield, CA; Wichita, KS; and finally,
Annapolis, MD. He played thousands of rounds of golf, attained multiple holes in
one, and was a member of the men's golf group at the Naval Academy Golf Course.
Horace was an avid reader known for his sharp intellect, encyclopedic knowledge
of history and baseball trivia, and strong opinions about politics and
Washington's NFL team. His greatest joy was being with his wife, Joyce, with
whom he traveled around the world, played many rounds of golf, and shared 57
years of marriage. Along with his parents, Horace was preceded in death by his
brother, John Jones and sister, Barbara Winne. He is survived by his wife,
Joyce; daughters, Margaret, Kelly, and Joyce; grandchildren, Sydney, Reese,
Zoey, Charley, Abraham, and Johanna; sons-in-law, Dominic Gross and Andrew
Stolbach; sister-in-law, Judith Jones; nephews, Richard Winne, Patrick Winne,
and Jason Jones; niece, Sara Jones; and his beloved standard poodle, Pierre. A
memorial service will be held at Hardesty Funeral Home, 12 Ridgely Ave.,
Annapolis, MD on 9 December 2021 at 6PM-8PM. A funeral service will be held at
All Saints Episcopal Church, 100 Lower Marlboro Rd, Sunderland, MD on 10
December 2021 at 11AM. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Anne
Arundel County Public Library: https://www.aacpl.net/foundation/support-your-library.
Hardesty Funeral Home
12 Ridgely Avenue
Annapolis, MD