Collier County FlArchives Biographies.....Jones, Cale Howard 1902 - August 2, 1966
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 Cale Howard Jones 1902- 1966  
 
 Alice Louise ( Lowery) Jones 1911-1975  
 
 Cale Howard Jones  
 
                             A Biography  
 
   Cale Howard Jones was born in 1902 in Pickens County, Ga. the son of James 
Jacob Stephen "Jake" Jones & 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 marble mines around 
Northern Georgia. 
   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.
    Abt. 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 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 in what the 
town's folks 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 city 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 officiated. Miss Lameys Hunt was a witness. Alice's grandmother, 
Mrs. William Ross 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 just a short distance from each other, in Naples 
Memorial Gardens, Naples, Fl. Alice was 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 2000   Mary O'Neil  


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