MACON — Gilbert Hunter Jones, 85, died April 9, 2026, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle. 

Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Sunday, at Pinetucky Cemetery in Shuqualak. Cockrell Funeral Home of Macon is in charge of arrangements. 

Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude Place, Memphis, TN 38105.