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Obit of Duke Wellington Jones - Grady County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Sandi Carter   SandKatC@aol.com 
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The Verden News
April 13, 1934



Duke Wellington Jones, the son of the late James N. and Nellie Jones was 
born on the old homestead two and a half miles east of Verden; died at 
his home one mile east of Verden early Thursday morning at the age of 34 
years, 5 months and 13 days. He was a veteran of the World War and a 
member of the Raymond T. Hurst Post of the American Legion. He enlisted 
in the U. S. Navy on January 15, 1919 and graduated from the U. S. Naval 
Radio School at Great Lakes, Ill. He became a member of the Methodist 
church at the age of 16 while attending school at Lawrence, Kansas.

Duke was married on February 15, 1930 to Alvera Thoerner of St. Louis, 
Mo. He leaves to mourn his death, his wife, six sisters, Mrs. Maggie 
Love of Lawrence, Kansas, Mrs. Jessie Dempsey and Mrs. Eva Keppel of 
Verden, Mrs. Nell Courtney and Ada Bell Jones of Anadarko, and Mrs. 
Mamie Myatt of Tampa, Fla.; three brothers, Walter of Carnagie, William 
P. of Oklahoma City and James E. of Chickasha; and Mrs. Caroline 
Thoerner, mother-in-law, to whom Duke was very devoted and who was 
making her home with Duke and his wife at the time of his death. Duke 
also leaves a large host of relatives and friends to mourn his untimely 
death.


Submitted by Sandi Carter