Southampton-Nansemond County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, William E., 1945 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ WILLIAM E. JONES William E. Jones, 91, Franklin resident for many years and the town’s oldest citizen, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. H.W. Irving, Friday, April 13, in Suffolk after an illness of four months. "Uncle Billie," as he was known to the people of Franklin was son of the late John and Patsy Jones, of Nansemond County. He was a consistent member of Franklin Congregational Church, where he served until ill health prevented his attending. Surviving him are his wife, Mrs. Lula Howell Jones, of Franklin; two daughters, Mrs. H.W. Irving, of Suffolk, and Mrs. J.W. Spencer, of Dickenson; two grandchildren, Mrs. R.M. Baird, of Suffolk, and William E. Jones, 3rd, of Bismarck, N.D., one sister, Mrs. Emma Jernigan of Norfolk. The body was taken to the funeral home of W.J.M. Holland and sons, in Franklin. On Saturday afternoon it was taken to Franklin Congregational Christian Church at 3 o’clock for services, Dr. William T. Scott and the Rev. R.D. Stephenson officiating. Interment was in the Holland Cemetery. Active pallbearers were E.P. Jones, W.H. Jones (Tup), E.K. Brinkley, L.B. Norfleet, Everett R. Bryant, Jr., Esmond Redelle, J.L. Eley, Jr., and H.E. Ellworth. William E. "Uncle Billie" JONES, of Franklin, Nansemond Co. native, d. 13 Apr 1945, at daughter's home, Suffolk, age 91, interred in Holland Cemetery*, 14 Apr 1945, "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), Apr. 20, 1945 *Holland list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/cemeteries/holland.txt Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/obits/j520w3ob.txt