Obituary: Charles L. Jones, 1929, Winn Parish, LA Submitted by Michael Drewett, 6321 Clegg Rd., Pensacola, FL 32526 ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** Source: Winn Parish Enterprise, Thursday, May 9, 1929 ......................... Former Winnfield Man Buried At Zion Hill Charles L. Jones, of Lake Providence, Died In Montgomery; Lived Here Many Years Funeral services for Charles L. Jones, of Lake Providence, former Winnfield citizen, who died at the home of his nephew, Harvey Jones of Montgomery on Friday, were held Sunday at the Zion Hill Cemetery. The Rev. A. H. Cullen, pastor of the Baptist church of Winnfield, officiated. Mr. Jones, who was almost 58 years old, was striken with apoplexy while on his way from Colfax to Montgomery. He and his family were on a visit to Colfax and Montgomery, following a trip to Alexandria where Mr. Jones had had a cancer removed from his lip. He was on his way to the funeral of Mrs. T. L. Jones when he became ill. Winnfield was Mr. Jones' home for many years. He was town marshal at one time, and manager of the town water works for a number of years. He was the son of William and Carolyn Jones, and was reared near Hudson. His mother, Mrs. Carolyn Jones, of Montgomery, who is 95 years old, survives him. Other surviving relatives are: Mrs. Leona Jones, Lake Providence; the following children: Mrs. Joseph Gregg, Jr., of Atlanta, Ga.; Mrs. Joe Bates of Baton Rouge; Mrs. Ford Sasser of Nixon, Texas; Reginald Jones, New Orleans; Lee and Keith Jones, El Dorado, Ark.; Norwood Jones, Baton Rouge, and Clifford Jones, Lake Providence; and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Martha Jordon, and Mrs. W. M. D. Gaar, Hudson; Mrs. Della Hatten, Oak Grove; Mrs. Icy Dickerson; Miss Rosa Jones, Montgomery; T. L. Jones, Dodson, Lee Jones, Montgomery, and Wesley Jones, Dry Prong; and Judge Wiley R. Jones, Colfax; and two nieces in Winnfield, Mrs. R. W. Buce and Mrs. Wesley Boyett. All the children and many relatives and friends attended the funeral. There were many beautiful floral offerings.