Southampton County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Edward, 1944 

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EDWARD JONES

   Ed Jones, aged 83, a resident of Southampton County, passed away quietly 
at his home near Branchville about two o’clock Tuesday morning July 11th, 
after a short illness.

   He is survived by one daughter, Miss Annie Thomas Jones, of the Branchville 
community, and a host of friends in the county.  His wife preceded him to the 
grave in January of this year.

   Funeral services were conducted from the Purviance Funeral Home in Boykins 
on Wednesday afternoon at four o’clock with Rev. L.F. Callaham, pastor of the 
deceased, officiating.  A combined choir of the Boykins and Branchville 
churches furnished the music, and sang the following hymns: "Lead, Kindly 
Light," "Brighten the Corner Where You Are," and "God Be with You."

   Active pallbearers were: H.T. Smith, M.E. Owens, J.H. Owes, Roy Ricks, W. 
Hugh Powell, and J.E. Fox.  Honorary bearers were friends of the family.

   Interment was made in Beechwood Cemetery, Boykins.


[Edward "Ed" JONES, d. 11 Jul 1944, at home, near Branchville, age 83, 
 interred in Beechwood Cemetery (Annex 2, Sect. D, Plot 114), Boykins, 
    12 Jul 1944, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 21, 1944] 

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