Reuben Robert Jones, 1894-1956

JONES, PARRY, SWAIN, LEECH, HINZPETER, KEITH, MANI, FLAHERTY, WHITAKER, PECKHAM, MINDER, SMILEY

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Date: 4/9/2009 at 11:07:49

Williamsburg Journal-Tribune, Williamsburg (Iowa Co.), Iowa; 20 September 1956

OBITUARY
Reuben Robert Jones, age 61, passed away on September 8, 1956 at St. Clare hospital, Monroe, following a month's illness, and surgery.

Mr. Jones was born December 22, 1894, at Williamsburg, Iowa, the son of the late Samuel P. and Hannah Parry Jones. His marriage to Irma Amelia Swain took place on February 10, 1914. They came to Wisconsin 27 years ago, and lived in Walworth County, at Elkorn and Lake Geneva until moving to Albany, Wis. seven years ago. Mr. Jones was employed at Fairbanks Morse in Beloit.

Surviving are his wife, four daughters: Mrs. Darlene Leech, Mrs. Ruby HInzpeter, Lake Geneva; Mrs. Audrey Keith, Philadelphia, Penn.; Mrs. Carol Mani, Winslow, Ill.; three sons, Paul, Lake Geneva; Perry, Springfield; and Byron, serving in the navy. There are five grandsons and one grand-daughter.

The funeral was held at one p.m. Wednesday in the Sharer funeral home at Albancy, Wisconsin, with the Rev. Earl Guequierra of the Immanual Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lake Geneva, officiating. Burial was in Oak Hill cemetery at Lake Geneva.

Casket-bearers were: George Flaherty, Kenneth and Howard Whitaker, Everett Peckham, Albert Minder and William Smiley.