Obituary of LEONARD JONES, SR., LaSalle Parish, Louisiana

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From The Jena Times - Olla Tullos Signal; Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.  
Microfilm at the LaSalle Parish Library located in Jena, LaSalle Parish, La.

Many Thanks to The Times - Signal and to the LaSalle Parish Library for 
allowing the following to be added to the Archives.





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Date:  March 31, 1966

Headline:  Leonard Jones, Sr., Jena Succumbs

Leonard Jones, Sr., 69, of Jena, died Saturday at 10:10 a.m. in an Alexandria 
Hospital.  He was a World War I veteran.

Funeral services were held Monday at 2 p.m. at the Free Methodist Church of 
Jena with the Rev. Lawrence Poole, the Rev. Carroll Bradford and the Rev. 
Genie Walker officiating.  Burial followed at Jena Cemetery under the 
direction of Hixson Brothers Funeral Home.

Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Rhoda Jones of Jena; three sons, James L. 
Jones and David L. Jones, both of Jena and Wilburn B. Jones of Dallas, Texas; 
one brother, B. F. Jones of Jena; one sister, Mrs. Nannie Price of Jena; and 
four grandchildren.

Pallbearers were James Hodges, Edward Smith, Donald Ray Doughty, Alfrus 
Tarver, Drewett Smith and Elmo Tullos.