Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Reuben T., 1941 

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REUBEN T. JONES 

REUBEN T. JONES FUNERAL WEDNESDAY 

  Funeral services were held yesterday for Reuben T. Jones, 59, who died 
Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the home of his mother, Mrs. B.H. Delk, in Isle of 
Wight County.  Besides his mother he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. 
George Phillips and Mrs. Tom Delk, and two brothers, Robert Jones and 
William Jones, all of Isle of Wight County.  A number of nieces and nephews 
also survive.  Funeral services were conducted at the home of his mother by 
the Rev. L.E. Holsbach.  Burial was in the family cemetery on the Herbert 
Thacker farm.*  Pallbearers were his nephews, Ernest West, Lewis King, 
Charles P. Batten, Bobby Jones, Decatur Edwards and Tommy Delk.


Reuben Thomas JONES, 
Isle of Wight Co. native, d. 16 May 1941, at mother's home, age circa 59*, 
interred in the family cemetery*, 21 May 1941, 
marked in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery*, 
"The Smithfield (VA) Times," Vol. 23, No. 8, May 22, 1941, p. 6, col. 7 

*Additional information: 

While the obit states he was buried on the Herbert Thacker farm, his D.Cert. 
   (#12861 {Hardy #7}) gives buried Jones place, and is signed by funeral 
   director Jesse. L. Jones of Smithfield; Reuben's occupation is left blank. 

Notwithstanding, he is marked in Mill Swamp Baptist Church Cemetery, 
   as is his mother, Nola (WARREN JONES) DELK.  Their markers are pictured 
   with their Find a Grave Memorials, #104621099 & 87220985. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #55: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

His D.Cert. gives b. 5 Aug 1880; his marker, 5 Aug 1881. 

His father, Robert Crawford JONES, is buried with his parents in the 
   JONES family cemetery, Burwells Bay Rd.  His marker is pictured 
   with his Find a Grave Memorials, #135276774. 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} 
   Grave Site Survey Task Force {GSSTF} #185: 

His step-father Benajmin H. DELK is buried with his first wife in 
   Ivy Hill Cemetery, Smithfield. (IWCHS GSSTF #48) 


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