Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Jesse L., 1959 

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JESSE LEE JONES 

JESSE L. JONES, 73, LOCAL MORTICIAN, BURIED AUGUST 4 

  Jesse Lee Jones, director of the Jones Funeral Home, Smithfield, died 
unexpectedly Sunday night in the office of the funeral home.  He was 73 
years old.

  Mr. Jones was found slumped over his desk in the office of the funeral 
home Sunday night, August 2, 1959, about 10 p.m. by Johnnie Callaway, an 
employee, who happened to stop by.

  Funeral services were conducted Tuesday, August 4th at 3 p.m. in the 
chapel of the funeral home by the Rev. William A. Wright, pastor of the 
Trinity Methodist Church and the Rev. R.C. Black, pastor of the Isle of 
Wight charge of Methodist Churches.  Burial was in St. Luke's Memorial 
Cemetery at Benns Church.

  Mr. Jones was a partner of the Kello-Jones Motor Company in Smithfield 
until 1928, when he became associated with the Rouse Funeral Company 
Establishment in Smithfield owned by the Rouse Funeral Company in Newport 
News.

  A number of years ago Mr. Jones purchased the business which he operated 
until his death.

  He was a member of Bethany Methodist Church and the Wesleymen's Bible 
Class of Trinity Methodist Church, Smithfield and a member of the Smithfield 
Lodge No. 269 I.O.O.F.

  He was the son of the late Bervin Lee Jones and Annie Whitfield Jones of 
Isle of Wight County and is survived by his wife, Mrs. Kate Edwards Jones of 
Smithfield; two daughters, Mrs. Jack M. Jones of Smithfield and Dr. Emily E. 
Jones of Hartford, Connecticut; a son Jesse Eugene Jones of Smithfield; a 
brother Morris W. Jones of Smithfield; three sisters, Mrs. George Piland, 
Mrs. Eddie C. Jones, and Mrs. Henry L Berryman, all of Smithfield; three 
grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.


Jesse Lee JONES, owner/director of the Jones Funeral Home, 
d. 2 Aug 1959, at work, Smithfield, age 73, 
interred in St. Luke's Memorial Park*, Benns Church, 4 Aug 1959, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 40, No. 32, Aug. 6, 1959 

*Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #18: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 


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