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Cale Howard Jones Biography
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Cale Howard Jones 1902 - 1966
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Cale Howard Jones was born in
1902 in Pickens County, Ga. the son of James Jacob S. Jones "
Jake" & Mary Catherine ( Stepp) Jones. He spent the first years
of his life in Jasper, Ga. along with his brothers Stephen
Allison and Jesse and his sister Ethel. His father James worked
in the mines around Northern Georgia. His mother Mary Catherine
worked at home and raised her children. Sometime between the years 1911 and 1920, Cale and his family moved to Alabama. While there, his father James worked at Fort McClelland, an army base near Jacksonville, Alabama, building housing for the soldiers to live in. About 1922, Cale and his family moved to Naples, Florida. His father James had taken a job to help build the now famous Tamiami Trail that runs between Naples, Florida and Miami, Florida. He also helped to survey and build the bridges that dot the Trail along the way. ( Note:Much has been written over the years about the making of the Tamiami Trail, and it is a very interesting part of the history of Collier County.) Cale and his brothers helped work on the Trail also, until Cale was offered a new job when Naples was incorperated in Aug.1924. Cale was appoimted Naples first City Marshal. At that time, the only jail Naples had was located in what the town's folk called the " Paw Paw" patch, a small area between Crayton Cove and the Old Naples Hotel. When the office of Police Chief was created, Cale was appointed as it's first Police Chief. He was a happy, easy going man who loved his work, and he was well respected by everyone who knew him. He worked as the Police chief for 31 years, until his retirement in 1958. Cale met his wife Alice Louise ( Lowery) Jones in Naples when she and her family were in Naples on a vacation. She and Cale met on the old Naples Pier. They were married on Christmas Day Dec.25,1927, in Biloxi, Ms. The Reverand E.A.DeMiller officiatiated. Miss Lameys Hunt was a witness. Alice's grandmother, Mrs. William R. Burdine stood with her. Alice was born March 1911 in Jackson, Ms. She was the daughter of Rufus Lowery and Ruby ( Burdine) Lowery. Alice came from a very large family, most of whose decendants are still living in Mississippi today, in and around the Biloxi area. Cale and Alice were married until Cale's death in 1966, a period of 41 years. Cale passed away on Aug.2, 1966 at his home at 144 10th Ave, South in Naples, Fl. He died quietly in his sleep. His funeral drew a huge crowd of people from the surrounding areas of Naples and Fort Myers, friends and family ,and the Naples Police Dept. Cale was respected by all who knew him. Alice passed away nine years later on Jan.11,1975, at the age of 64. Before her death, she was briefly married 2nd to Johnny Kimbrell. She and Cale are both buried a short distance apart, in Naples Memorial Gardens, in Naples, Fl. Alice is buried under her 2nd husband's name Kimbrell. At the time of their deaths, they left two sons, Cale H Jones Jr -aka Howard Cale Jones "Buster" and Charles Edward " ED" Jones and six grandchildren
copyright 2010 Mary
O'Neil
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" Legendary
Cale Jones Dies in Sleep"
From the Collier County-
Naples Daily News Aug.3,1966
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Cale
Howard Jones, Naples first police chief, died quietly in his
sleep yesterday at his home at 144 10th Ave, South.
Jones was 63 years of age, a native of Jasper, Georgia. He moved to Naples in 1923. In his death, Naples loses one of it's most colorful figures. When Naples was incorporated in 1924, he was appointed it's first City Marshal. The jail was then in the " Paw Paw" Patch, located in the area between Crayton Cove and the Old Naples Hotel. A quite man, Jones kept the peace in Naples with only a two man force. When the office of Police chief was created, he was appointed as it's first chief and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1958, a period of nearly 31 years. Besides his wife, Mrs.Alice Jones, he is survived by two sons, Cale Jones of Naples, and Charles Edward Jones, a sergeant on the Naples Police Department. Two brothers, Stephen Allison and Jesse Floyd, both of Naples; one sister, Mrs Ethel Roland of Grant City, Alabama, and six grandchildren. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Naples, The Elks, and the National and International Association of Police Chiefs. Friends may call at the Richard A.Pittman Funeral Home from 2 to 5 o'clock Thursday and from 7 to 9 Thursday night. Funeral services will be at 2 o'clock friday afternoon in the chapel of the Pittman Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Naples Memorial Gardens. 
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Final Rites
Tomorrow For Cale H. Jones" Naples Police, headed by chief D.L.( Sam) Bass, will pay their last respects to Cale H. Jones, chief of that department for more than 30 years, by acting as an honor guard and honorary pallbearers at funeral services to be held at 2o'clock tomorrow afternoon in the chapel of the Richard A. Pittman Funeral Home. Rev.John E. Rice, pastor of the First Methodist church, will conduct the services. In addition to police, honorary pallbearers will include Eugene Gandees, Cecil Tuell and Clyde McFry. Active pallbearers wil be Mayor Archie Turner, Harry Lundquist, County Tax Collector A.P.Ayers, Lee County Sheriff " Snag" Thompson, Capt. Preston Sawyer, and Richie Yannaco. Burial will be in Naples Memorial Gardens. 
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