Jones, Harry 1865-1924

JONES, MCDONNELL, TOOL, BESACK, MAGUIRE, WESTBROOK

Posted By: Barbara Hug (email)
Date: 10/23/2005 at 18:49:01

Harry L. Jones

The funeral service for Harry L. Jones was held Friday, March 14, at 2:30 o'clock in the Methodist church at Stratton, Neb. A male quartet composed of Masons, sang three selections. The members of the quartet were H. H. Ziemer, Wade R. Martin, George S. Morrell and Walter L. Best of Nebraska. Rev. George S. Morrell of Stratton, preached the sermon after which the Masons conducted their impressive funeral service. The obituary roll of the Masons revealed the fact that the deceased was the oldest mason in respect to membership. The pall bearers were E. C. Ratcliff, L. Rooks, J. Masters, U. S. Burk, F. L. Siegle and N. E. Diehl, all of Stratton, Nebraska.

The remains were brought to Newton, and interred in the Metz cemetery beside his parents who preceded him in death. Rev. Paul Ellsworth Becker, pastor of the Christian church had charge of the services.

Harry L. Jones was born in Jasper county, Iowa, March 4, 1865. He died at Stratton, Nebraska, March 11, 1924 at the age of 59 years and seven days.

He resided with his parents in Jasper county until 1883 when they moved to Thayer county, Nebraska, residing there three years. In 1886 he and his father, C. B. Jones, came west to Hitchcock county, Nebraska. Here they took up a homestead where he resided until 1915 when he and his parents moved to his present home in Stratton, Nebraska, where he lived until his death.

Harry L. Jones was of a quiet and unassuming nature. In the home in which he died he had cared faithfully for his parents in the declining years of their lives. He himself was content to live out his own life. He hoped that he would never become a care for others. An in this his wish was realized. He had been in his customary place, attending to the duties which he had in the lodge about which his outside activities centered-the Masonic lodge, the evening before he died. He bade his brother Masons good night, went home to sleep and awoke in that "undiscovered country from whose bourne no traveler returns."

He leaves to mourn his death, four sisters and two brothers: Mrs. H. V. McDonnell and Mrs. Henry A. Tool of Murdock, Nebraska; Mrs. C. A. Besack of Omaha, Nebraska; O. P. Jones, of Pueblo, Colorado; Mrs. George W. Maguire and Bruff C. Jones of Stratton, Nebraska. ~ Jasper County Record, March 20, 1924, page 8, column 6.

Note: Mother was Mary E. Westbrook

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