Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Idonia Rawls, 1949 

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IDONIA RAWLS JONES

Mrs. Jones Dies Near South Quay 

  FRANKLIN, Jan. 20. - Funeral services for Mrs. William Mason Jones, Sr., 77, 
mother of William Mason Jones, Jr., of Lakeview Heights, Suffolk, will be held 
tomorrow afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Holland Baptist Church.  The Rev. H.L. 
Foster will conduct the services.  Burial will follow in the Poplar Springs 
Cemetery, Franklin. 

  Mrs. Jones died yesterday at her home near South Quay after an illness of 
several weeks. 

  Other than her son she is survived by her husband, William Mason Jones, Sr., 
of near South Quay; another son, Lawrence Freeman Jones of Nansemond County, a 
daughter, Mrs. Thelma Jones Morrison of Morgantown, N.C., and eight 
grandchildren. 

  She was the daughter of the late Elisha and Sarah Freeman Rawls of 
Southampton County and a member of the Holland Baptist Church. 

  The body was taken to the W.J.M. Holland Funeral Home in Franklin.  Tomorrow 
it will be taken to the Holland Baptist Church for funeral services. 

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MRS. IDONIA RAWLS JONES

   Mrs. Idonia Rawls Jones, 77, lifelong resident of Nansemond County, died 
Wednesday night, January 19, at her home near South Quay after an illness of 
several weeks.

   The deceased was the wife of William Mason Jones and a daughter of the late 
Elisha and Sarah Freeman Jones of Nansemond County.  She was a member of the 
Holland Baptist Church.

   Besides her husband she is survived by two sons, Lawrence Freeman Jones of 
South Quay and William Mason Jones Jr., of Suffolk; a daughter, Mrs. Thelma 
Jones Morrison of Morganton, N.C.; and eight grandchildren, Roy Mason 
Morrison, Maude Marie and Robbie Lee Morrison, and Patricia, Mollie, Carolyn, 
Mary and Nancy Waters Jones.

   Funeral services for Mrs. Jones will be held this afternoon at three 
o'clock in the Holland Baptist Church, the pastor, Rev. H.L. Foster, 
conducting the rites. Burial will be in Poplar Spring Cemetery.

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Suffolk Man's Mother Buried 

  Funeral services for Mrs. William Mason Jones, Sr., mother of William Mason 
Jones, Jr., of Suffolk, were held Friday afternoon at the Holland Baptist 
Church by the Rev. H.L. Foster. 

  Mrs. Jones died Wednesday at her home near South Quay. 

  The church choir, accompanied by Mrs. Clifford Holland, sang "The Old Rugged 
Cross" and "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown."  W.W. Darden sang "Beautiful 
Isle of Somewhere" as a solo. 

  The pall was of calla lillies, red roses, snapdragons and carnations. 
Pallbearers were P.E. Rawls, James Rawls, Emmett Rawls, Felton Rawls, W.W. 
Darden, Floyd Freeman, John Freeman and A.W.D. Jones. 

  Burial took place in Poplar Spring Cemetery, Franklin. 


Idonia (RAWLS; Mrs. William M. Sr.) JONES, 
b. 19 Jun 1871, Nansemond Co., d. 19 Jan 1949, at home, near South Quay, 
interred in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Annex 2, Plot 223*), Franklin, 
   21 Jan 1949, 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 246, Thurs., Jan. 20, 1949, p. 3; 
"Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Vol. 44, No. 14, Fri., Jan. 21, 1949, p. 10; 
"Suffolk (VA) News-Herald," Vol. 25, No. 249, Mon., Jan. 24, 1949, p. 1, 
   clipping posted with Find a Grave Memorial #93048909, 
   by Martha Fontaine Byrum 

*Additional information: 

Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS}, Cemetery Project, 
   Poplar Spring list: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/psanx2.txt 

A photo of her gravestone - added by Anonymous - is also posted with 
   Find a Grave Memorial #93048909. 

No D.Cert. found. 

Her husband's obits ("Suffolk News-Herald" & "Tidewater News," Apr. 1951) 
   are posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j520w18o.txt 

Her parents are buried in Beaver Dam Baptist Church Cemetery, near Carrsville. 
   Beaver Dam list (BD-63), an extension of the SCHS Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/cemeteries/bvrdam.txt 
   Isle of Wight County Historical Society {IWCHS} Gravesite Survey 
   Task Force {GSSTF} report #42: 
   http://www.iwchs.com/Cemetery-Reports.html 

Her father (1817 - 1899) was a Confederate veteran, having served as a 
   private in Co. K, 41st VA Infantry.  His obit ("Norfolk Landmark," 
   Feb. 21, 1899, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/isleofwight/obits/r420e7ob.txt 


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