Charles Hill Jones, Jr. 89 of Palm Beach, Florida and Little Silver, NJ died on September 28, 2022. He is survived by his wife Hope (Haskell) and his children: Hope H. of Edgartown, MA, Charles H. III (Shea) of Rumson, NJ and Henry M. T. (Parker) of Atlanta, GA., and six grandchildren. A graduate of the Buckley School and Groton, Charlie graduated from the University of Virginia where he was a proud member of Delta Kappa Epsilon and the Varsity Tennis Team.
During a career in financial services, he was Director of Research at Wood, Struthers & Winthrop, Chief Investment Officer at Midlantic National Bank, Chairman & President of NJ Title Insurance, and President of Edge Partners. Ltd. He was a member of the CFA Institute and a recipient of the Marquis Who’s Who Honors: Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award.
He was a former President, Board of Trustees of the Rumson Country Day School; Chairman of the Finance Committee, Monmouth Medical Center; Trustee of Hampden-Sydney College; Honorary President of Delta Kappa Epsilon and on the Deke Foundation Board of Directors. He was the recent recipient of the David Carr Memorial Legacy Award from the Eta Chapter of DKE at UVA. He was also a former Secretary of the Seabright Lawn Tennis and Cricket Club and this past March was deeply honored to be the Grand Marshall of the Rumson St. Patrick’s Day Parade.
Visitation will be Monday, October 3rd from 4 to 7 pm at Thompson Memorial Home, 310 Broad St, Red Bank, NJ. Funeral services will be held at St. George’s-By-The River Church in Rumson, NJ at 11 am on Tuesday, October 4th. A celebration of life will be held later in Palm Beach. In lieu of flowers donations to the Charles Hill Jones Sr. & Jr. House Maintenance Fund, UVA Alumni Association, 211 Emmet Street South, Charlottesville, VA 22903 or a charity of your choice would be appreciated.
