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.
In 1923, 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, Florida and Miami, Florida. He also helped to survey and build the bridges that dot the Trail along the way.
( 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 located in what the towns people called the " Paw Paw" patch, which was an area between Crayton Cove and the Old Naples Hotel.
When the office of Police Chief was created, Cale was appointed as it's first 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 officiating. Miss Lameys Hunt was a witness. Alice's grandmother, Mrs. William R. 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 whole Naples Police Dept. Cale was loved and 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 apart, in Naples Memorial Gardens, in Naples, Fl.
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
