OBIT:  LAWRENCE JONES, 55, PROMINENT CITIZEN, DIES 
Lewis Co.
Submitted  Robert D. Threlkeld http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00002.html#0000355
 Date: 20 Jun 2003 
OBIT: Jones, 1946, Lewis Co
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 LAWRENCE JONES, 55, PROMINENT CITIZEN, DIES

Suffering a paralytic stroke while talking to his son, Carl, Sunday evening 
proved fatal to Lawrence Jones, 55, prominent citizen of this county and owner 
- operator of the Kinniconick Hotel.  Death came at 8:30 o'clock Monday 
(September 2, 1946) morning just 14 hours after he was stricken.

Having been enjoying comparatively good health, the suddeness of Mr. Jones' 
death was received with sincere regret throughout the entire county where he 
has been revered as an honorable man of personal integrity.

Mr. Jones operated the Kinniconick Hotel for nearly 20 years and was known 
far and wide for his enterprise and sincere interest in making the resort one of
 
the finest in the state.  He was also postmaster of the Kinniconick community 
and operated a general store there.

He was born and reared in this county.

Besides his son, Carl, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bertha Thomas Jones, 
five daughters, Mrs. Lorena Threlkeld, Dayton, O., Mrs. Mabel Sullivan, Mrs. 
Goldie Plummer of Vanceburg, Miss Bertie Lou and Geraldine Jones, at home.  He 
also leaves his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Fleming Jones, three brothers, Bob, and 
Elmer Jones, all of Kinniconick, and Ollie Jones, of Manchester, O.; three 
sisters, Mrs. Letha Thomas, Maysville, Mrs. Grace Burriss, Dayton, O., and Mrs.
 
J. F. Blankenship, of Fullerton, Ky.

Funeral services were held yesterday afternoon at 3:00 o'clock P.M. from the 
Walnut Grove Methodist chapel at Kinniconick with Rev. J. T. Miller and Rev. 
Fred Calvert officiating.  Burial was at McEldowney cemetery under the 
direction of Plummer Bros. Funeral Home.

Note: Lawrence Jones was born July 6, 1891

The above obit. is from a newapaper clipping that was probably from the Sept. 
5, 1946, edition of the Lewis County Herald, Vanceburg, KY.

Local sportsmen were shocked last week when they learned of the death of 
Lawrence Jones, owner and operator of the Kinniconick Hotel near Vanceburg.  A 
true sportsman himself, Lawrence was ever a friend of the sportsman.  At any
 hour 
of the day or night he stood ready and willing to serve.  Food and lodging 
were always provided for his outdoor friends, and in countless other ways did he
 
make his mark, not always for monetary gain, but also out of sincere 
sportsmanship.

His passing will be strongly felt by those of us who so often have felt his 
warm handshake, ate his food and slept in this beds.  We will miss his broad 
warm smile, and the friendly helpful advise he gave us about hunting and 
fishing.  We will miss Lawrence Jones but we can never forget him.  As long as
 the 
Kinniconick flows between the hills of Lewis County, that long will the memory 
of Lawrence live.

Mr. Jones, long in failing health, suffered a stroke last Sunday evening and 
died early Monday.  Burial services were held at the little church near his 
home last Wednesday, and interment was made in the McEldowney Cemetery on 
Kinniconick.  Evidence of his popularity was expressed by the nearly four
 hundred 
persons gathered around the church for the funeral.

Our kindest expressions of sympathy are exteneded to his beloved wife and 
family.

The above is from the Daily Independent, Ashland, KY, Sept. 8, 1946