Stephen Douglas Jones (1914)
JONES, STEVENS
Posted By: Judy Wight Branson
Date: 3/13/2010 at 16:40:55
The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 9, 1914
Page 1S. D. Jones Commits Suicide - Found By Neighbors After Several Days
Last Friday afternoon, Clarence Hodson and Art Summer had occasion to call at a house occupied by S. D. Jones, located near the old Vance farm in Lincoln township. When they entered the dwelling a gruesome sight confronted them. Jones was reclining in a chair and dead. The two men immediately called the sheriff, who immediately repaired to Jones had been dead for some time, the place and upon inquiry found that possibly several days. The undertaker was summoned and the body turned over to him. From some circumstances the sheriff concluded that Jones had committed suicide by drinking carbolic acid.
_______________________The Winterset Madisonian
Winterset, Iowa
Wednesday, December 9, 1914
Ppage 16Stephen Douglas Jones, son of John and Paulina Jones was born near Melrose, Iowa, March 25, 1861. Departed this life, Dec. 4, 1914, at his home near Winterset, Iowa.
He was one of a family of --- children, six of whom survive him, five brothers and one sister.
He grew to manhood near Melrose, Iowa and was there married to Rachel Ada Stevens, Dec. 27, 1885. To this union were born three children, Elsie P., W. Amza and Arthur C., all living near Winterset, also two grandchildren.
He moved to the farm near Winterset seven years ago.
The funeral was held at the home on Sunday, Dec. 6th, conducted by Rev. Mattox of the Church of Christ and burial was in the Winterset cemetery.
_______________________Coordinator's note: The sentence regarding the sheriff in the first obituary makes no sense but was transcribed as published.
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