Herbert Raymond Jones

Williston, VT - Herbert Raymond Jones Jr., 86, of Williston, VT, passed away peacefully on September 20, 2025. He was born on February 23, 1939, in Poultney, VT.
Herb was predeceased by his father, Herbert R. Jones Sr.; his mother, Gladys M. Jones; and his sisters, Veronica Cook, Lorraine Jones, and Barbara Thomas.
He is survived by his wife of 62 years, June Jones of Williston, VT; his sons: Michael Jones of Essex, VT, with children Noah and Emrys;
Stephen Jones and his wife Julie of Milton, VT; and Andrew Jones and his wife Katie, with sons Evan and Keegan of Milton, VT. He also leaves his sisters: Alverda Frost of Casco, ME; Gladys Jean Riggs of Saratoga, NY; and Ellen Jones of Arlington, VA.
Herb studied engineering before joining the U.S. Army, serving from 1962 to 1964. He trained at Fort Gordon, GA and Fort Sill, OK where he became a teaching assistant, instructing soldiers in maintaining and repairing the Radio and Field Artillery Digital Automatic
Computer (FADAC). Later, he earned a Master of Electrical Engineering degree from the University of Vermont.
Following his service, Herb worked at Remington Arms in Connecticut, General Electric in Burlington, and later Polhemus in Colchester, VT. At Polhemus, he co-authored several U.S. patents in electromagnetic tracking technology and contributed to innovations that advanced medicine, defense, and motion picture special effects.
In recognition of these achievements, Herb and his colleagues at Polhemus received a Scientific & Technical Academy Award (Oscar) for the Polhemus 3-Space Digitizing System. Herb was always very proud of the accomplishments of his friends and co-workers at Polhemus.
Beyond his career, Herb was a member of the Welsh Male Choir in Poultney, VT, supported the Boy Scouts, enjoyed his daily chats with friends on the HAM radio, and loved sailing on Lake Champlain.
He will be remembered as a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and innovator whose work and family were his greatest legacy.
A memorial service will be held on November 01 at 10AM at Corbin and Palmer Funeral Home (9 Pleasant Street Essex Jct, VT) followed by a celebration to honor Herb's life at The Lighthouse restaurant at 12PM noon (38 Lower Mountain View Drive Colchester, VT).
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