Jones, Joseph "J.C." 1862-1954

JONES, SCOTT

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Date: 3/14/2015 at 18:57:01

J. C. Jones, 92 a resident of Ireton, 63 years, died Sat. at the Hawarden Hospital. Mr. Jones had been active until his last recent illness.

Funeral services were held at 1:30 Tues. afternoon at the Mrs. Ida Wills home and at 2 o'clock at the Presbyterian Church. Rev. J. Boyd Stevenson of Emerson, IA, former Ireton minister, officiated and was assisted by D. D. S. Theo. Baxter of Sioux City. Music was furnished by a quartet of Ora Grau, Gale Bergsma, Fred Schuette and Bert Rogers, with Mrs. Henry Poll as accompanist.

Pall bearers were his grandsons. Burial was in the Ireton cemetery.

He was born February 21, 1862 at Taylorsville, Christian County, Ill. He married Sarah Frances Scott April 10, 1884, and to this union nine children were born.

Mrs. Jones died Sept. 21, 1947 and Roy, Mrs. Orlen Liston and Perlie preceded him in death.

Mr. Jones farmed for many years in the Ireton vicinity before he retired and moved to town.

He is survived by four sons, Clarence of Wetonka, S.D., Ralph and William of Ireton and A. E. Jones of Hawarden; two daughters, Mrs. Daisy Bartlett of Le Mars and Mrs. Ida Wills of Ireton; one sisters, Mrs. Lillian Maxwell of Paullina; 21 grandchildren and 45 great-grandchildren.

Source: Hawarden Independent 7/20/1954