Obituaries: Mrs. Thomas H. Jones, 1931, Winn Parish, LA
Submitted by Greggory E. Davies, 120 Ted Price Lane, Winnfield, LA 71483
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From: December 10, 1931 Winn Parish Enterprise

Mrs. Thomas H. Jones Laid To Rest In The Winnfield Cemetery

Funeral services for Mrs. Thomas H. Jones, 79 years, were held at the
Winnfield Presbyterian Church, Friday morning, December 4th, 1931, with the
pastor, Rev. Alwin Stokes, in charge.  Mrs. Jones died of paralysis Thursday
morning, at the residence of her son, Tom Jones, who resides three miles south
of town.  Interment was in the Winnfield Cemetery.

Mrs. Jones was a consecrated Christian and was devoted to her family and her
God.  Rev. Stokes in giving the sermon said, "Her children rise and call her
blessed.  She died in the hopes of a glorious resurrection."

Mrs. Jones was born in Alabama on January 31, 1853.  She married Thomas Jones
at the age of eighteen years.  He preceded her in death thirty-six years. 
Mrs. Jones joined the Presbyterian Church at Old New Hope Church in Lincoln
Parish at an early age.  She was still a member of this church.

She was the mother of ten children, five of whom survive.  They are Mrs. Alma
Lyles, Jonesboro; Mrs. John Harlan, Montgomery; Will Jones of Mineral Springs,
Ark.; Tom Jones of Winnfield, and Frank Jones of Goldonna.