Hazel Reid Jones, 95, died Nov. 17, 2011, in Vero Beach.
She was born in Red Bay, Ala., and lived in Vero Beach since 2002, coming from Fernandina Beach.
She taught school in West Blocton, Ala., until 1939.
She was a member of St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Fernandina Beach.
She was a volunteer in the community of Fernandina Beach.
She helped found the public library in Fernandina Beach and was involved in support and fundraising for that cause.
She was a member of the Woman’s Club and the Garden Club of Fernandina Beach.
She attended the University of Alabama and received her liberal arts degree in June 1937.
Survivors include her daughter, Anne Mettler, of Arcadia, Calif.; sons, Elliott Jones, of Vero Beach and Larry Jones, of Palo Alto, Calif.; sister, Nan Smitherman; brother, William Reid; and four grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Franklin Lawson Jones, in 1997.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Nassau County Public Library System, c/o Library Director Dawn Bostwick, 25 N. Fourth St., Fernandina Beach, FL 32034.
Make checks payable to the Nassau County BOCC and note that it is for the library in the name of Hazel Jones.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Dec. 3 at St. Peter’s Episcopal Church in Fernandina Beach.
Burial will be in St. Peter’s Episcopal Church Cemetery.
Arrangements are by Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors in Fernandina Beach.
A guestbook is available at www.oxleyheard.com.
