Joseph David "Joey" Jones Jr.

Joey is a Jacksonville native and spent most of his life in Oceanway and on the Westside. Joey worked as a painter, an ironworker, and in several other trades, but his passion was his work as a heavy equipment operator and business owner in the construction industry. Joey enjoyed playing his drums, riding motorcycles, hunting & fishing, building & racing cars & trucks, and living life to the fullest. He raced monster trucks in the Coliseum, the Gator Bowl, and across Florida & Georgia. Joey was a man of faith who put his trust in God. Joey left his mark all over Jacksonville, as a builder and as a force of nature, but he will forever be remembered first and foremost as a Westside legend.

Joey is preceded in death by his grandparents, mother Carlene, brother Steven, nephews Steven & Jeffery, and several other family members & close friends.

He is survived by his loving wife of four decades, Melinda, his two children, Joseph & Breana, father, Joseph David Jones, Sr., siblings, Cherie (Gene) Jones & Terry Jones, and many beloved aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, extended family members, & close friends.

Visitation will be held from 12:00 PM to 2:00 PM on Saturday, March, 30, 2024, followed directly by a Funeral Service at 2:00 PM at Hardage-Giddens Riverside Memorial Park & Funeral Home located at 7242 Normandy Boulevard, Jacksonville, FL 32205. A Committal Service at Riverside Memorial Park will directly follow the Funeral Service.

In lieu of flowers, the family encourages you to make a donation to a trusted cancer research foundation.