Margaret McClyde Jones was born in Blakely, Georgia on April 17, 1943, to the parents of the late Lester McClyde, Sr. and the late Cornelia Jackson Mitchell.
She attended the public schools of Leon County, graduating from the Old Lincoln High School in the class of 1961 and later graduated from Florida A&M University in 1965 where she majored in Accounting.
She was married to the late Sylvester Jones and to this union was born a baby girl, Tonya Renee Jones.
She worked at the Florida Agricultural & Mechanical University Hospital prior to employment with the Florida Department of Education for over three (3) decades from August 1968 to November 2004 diligently working in the Comptroller’s Office and in the Office of Grants Management. Margaret retired from the Florida Department of Education as a successful and highly respected accountant.
She was a faithful and very active member of St. Mary Primitive Baptist Church on 655 West Georgia Street, Tallahassee, Florida.
Margaret had a great passion for people. She had a very special love for her family. She had a loving and big heart and touched the lives of so many during the course of her 82 years of life. Margaret is survived by her daughter, Tonya R. Jones (Tallahassee, FL); a brother, James O. McClyde (Rose) Mitchellville, MD; grandchildren Maurice Ramone Jerger (Houston, TX), Marissa Amoia-Re Huckaby (Tallahassee, FL) and Gerrell Braxton Cornelius (Tallahassee, FL) and a host of nieces, nephews, great nieces, great nephews, Godchildren and relatives.
Funeral service will be 11:00 A.M. FRIDAY, February 13, 2026 at St. Mary P.B. Church, 655 W. Georgia St. with burial at Oakland Cemetery.
Viewing will be from 12:00 (Noon) to 6:00 P.M. Thursday, February 12, 2026 at Strong & Jones Funeral Home.