Sandra Harley Jones

Sandra Harley Jones

SULLIVANS ISLAND -- Sandra Harley Jones died at home early Tuesday morning December 12, 2023. She was 82. She would have preferred to live longer but late-stage dementia said no. Sandy was born on January 23, 1941. She was the only child of Carl and Georgia Harley. She grew up working in her parent's grocery store and meat market (Carl Harley Meats) throughout college.

She is survived by her husband Kenneth (Ken) L. Jones, to whom she was married for a very, very long time. She is also survived by her daughters Jessica Jones Yarborough and Jennifer Jones Shaw, and eight grandchildren. Sandy was a graduate of the College of Charleston. She also graduated from South Carolina School of Law at age 45! She worked for several years as a prosecutor in the Charleston County Solicitor's Office under Solicitor David Schwacke with good friend Missy Wicker. She loved practicing law.

Sandy loved gardening and was partial to white hydrangeas. She loved College of Charleston basketball. Her favorite coaches were John Kresse and Pat Kelsey. She was a yellow-dog Democrat and loved voting and fighting for social injustice issues. Sandy loved New York City, London, and Sullivan's Island. She loved Bloomingdale's and Harrod's and all things shopping. She loved good hotels and restaurants, dogs, good friends, good theater, pop music, the Bee Gees, dancing, stylish clothes and shoes, flying first-class, decorating, and most of all FRIED SHRIMP. She had a great sense of humor. She hated budgets.

Sandy was very fond of her grandchildren. She and her daughter Jessica were an inspiration to each other. Sandy loved her friend and Nurse Ashley Lemon Washington, and Ashley's associate Gigi Russ. They gave Sandy a life for five years that she enjoyed and loved which would have been impossible without them. They will all miss each other greatly.

Visitation will be on January 4, 2024, from 5 to 7 PM at Jessica's home 2914 Ion Ave, Sullivans Island, South Carolina 29482. Funeral services will be private. Memorial contribution can be made to World Central Kitchen, 200 Massachusetts Ave NW, 7th floor Washington D.C. 20001(wck.org ) in lieu of flowers.

Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to McAlister-Smith Funeral Home, 1520 Rifle Range Road, Mount Pleasant SC, 29464, 843 884-3833.