the management of the Edward D. Jones & Co. to his son, Ted, in 1968, and reduced his own workload in 1979. However, he continued to insist on being the first person in the office every day until his death in 1982 at the age of 89. Jones' wife Ursula predeceased him by one year, dying in 1981. At the time of Jones' death, Edward D. Jones & Co. had grown to 495 branches in 33 states. References 1893 births 1982 deaths New York University alumni Businesspeople from St. Louis American investment bankers 20th-century American businesspeople