Obituaries:  John W. Jones, Sabine Parish       J-520
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 2, 1970
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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John W. Jones

  Two Singer, La. men drowned when the 12 foot boat they were in
capsized, Monday, in Toledo Lake, near the dam site.

  The Newton (Tex.) County Sheriff's Dept. identified the two as
John W. Jones, 51, and Ernest Lee Burgess, 35. Jones body was
recovered Tuesday about noon, and as the INDEX went to press
Wednesday, rescue operations for Burgess' body were still
underway.

  The two fished together Monday, and the report that they had not
returned to land was received at 1:39 a.m., Tuesday, by the
Newton Sheriff's Dept.

  Red Williams, Commander of the Many Coast Guard Auxiliary, which
is assisting in the rescue operation, said Jones' body washed up
near the power plant on the Texas side. He was hanging onto a
life cushion, Williams said.

  Williams said the Many Auxiliary had three boats, and Dr. Warren
Founds' plane searching Tuesday, and the Auxiliary will have
several boats searching each day until the other body is found.

  Others in the rescue operation are the Burkeville Rescue Dept.,
the Newton Rescue Dept., the Sabine River Authority, and game
wardens for Jasper, Newton, and Sabine Counties.