Nansemond-Isle of Wight County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries......Cones, Junius A., 1921 

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  Suffolk, May 13. - Junius A. Cones, an aged and well-known citizen of this 
city, died yesterday at 4 o'clock at his home in Jackson street, after an 
illness of a few hours.  Mr. Cones was stricken with acute indigestion and 
survived but a few hours.  He was 72 years of age, and is survived by his 
widow, one brother, G.W. Cones, of Suffolk, and a sister, Mrs. Leslie Babb, 
also of this city.  The funeral services will be held at the residence in 
Jackson street Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock by Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley. 
Interment will be in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 

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  Suffolk, May 16. -- The funeral services of Junius A. Cones were held 
Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock, conducted by Rev. Dr. W.W. Staley.  The 
active pallbearers were brothers-in-law and nephews of the deceased, J.E. 
Baines, Ernest Jones, Willie Cones, L.T. Cones, J.L. Babb.  Honorary: J.C. 
Macarty, John King, J.M. White, Albert Bryant, W.H. Jernigan, J.F. Joyner, 
J.L. Miles, L. Pritchard.  Numbers of friends and relatives were present. 
Burial was in Cedar Hill Cemetery. 


Junius A. CONES, carpenter, 
b. 15 Mar 1849*, Isle of Wight Co., d. 12 May 1921, at home, Suffolk, 
interred in Cedar Hill Cemetery (Block G, Lot 137*), Suffolk, 14 May 1921, 
"Virginian-Pilot" (Norfolk, VA), May 14 & 17, 1921, 
   posted with Find a Grave Memorial #247993529 [no grave photo] 

*The cemetery list gives b. 25 Mar 1851. 
   Cedar Hill list, an extension of the Southampton County 
   Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_a.txt 

His widow Lucy Jane (BAINES) CONES 2m. her widowed brother-in-law 
   Geo. Wallace WILKINS.  They are buried in Block I, Lot 41: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/cedar_v.txt 

His parents seem to have been Thomas Elias & Nancy (TURNER) CONES. 

D.Cert. 10773 (Suffolk #122) gives son of Thomas & Maggie (TURNER) CONES. 

Junius is buried with his first wife, Sarah V. (BABB) CONES. 
   Her obit ("Virginian-Pilot," Nov. 10, 1911) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/c520s1ob.txt 

Lucy's obit ("Suffolk News-Herald," Feb. 5, 1963, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/w425l1ob.txt 


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