Sarah Taylor Jones

Sarah “Sally” Elizabeth Taylor Jones passed away December 26, 2020, at the age 81. A private graveside service will be conducted at 11am Tuesday, December 29, 2020, with Father Tom Purdy officiating. A live stream will be provided by Christ Church Facebook Page.

Sally was the last living person to be born at Fort Frederica, St Simons Island, on May 4, 1939, to her parents Banford Bush Taylor and Reginald Arnold Taylor Sr., both natives of St. Simons Island. Her family had resided on St. Simons Island since 1819.

Sally grew up in a bygone era on St Simons Island. She was born at Fort Frederica, before it was a National Park, and moved when she was a child to Lawrence Plantation, on the North end of St Simons Island. She spent her youth roaming the woods of Cannon’s Point, hunting, and fishing in the creeks. She began school at the newly opened, St. Simons Elementary, the first elementary school on the Island. She went on to graduate from Glynn Academy in 1957. Following High School she graduated from Georgia State College for Women with an education degree. Sally was a teacher in Atlanta before moving back to St. Simons to teach at St Simons Elementary. She was a lifelong member of Christ Church Frederica, singing in the choir beginning at the age of six. She was also a member of the Civinettes Club of St. Simons and loved her Christmas Eve duties of ensuring stockings were handed to every child who wanted one. She was past secretary and treasurer of The American Legion Auxiliary. She organized and started the Islands only Jr. American Legion Post. She was also a member of The United Daughters of the Confederacy. Sally loved spending time with her family, boating, fishing, and in her younger years hunting. Sally will always be remembered as a master cake baker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Isabelle Taylor Pearson, Banford Taylor Coleman and a brother Reginald (Bubba) Taylor, Jr. and a grandson Micheal (Buddy) Jones.

She married John A. “Doc” Jones and had four children, John A. Jones III, and wife Darleen of Nahunta, Andrew “Andy” Jones and wife Lori, Sarah Jones Saunders and husband Chris all of St. Simons, Stephanie Jones Walker and husband Beaver of Brunswick, four grandchildren, Forrest Taylor Battle, Hannah Rose Jones, Rebecca Jones, and Cameron Miller, and several great grandchildren and her beloved canine companion, Jeb Stuart Jones.

In lieu of flowers memorial may be made to St. Simons Civinettes Club, P.O. Box 20062, St. Simons Island, GA 31522. Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements. www.edomillerandsons.com