Surry-Sussex-Augusta County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Jones, Edgar, 2006 

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EDGAR JONES 

  STAUNTON, VA. - Edgar Jones, 99, widower of Marion (Hendry) Jones, of 
Baldwin Park #219, Staunton, died Thursday (September 21, 2006) at Augusta 
Nursing and Rehab Center.

  He was born May 19, 1907 in Dendron, Surry County, Virginia, a son of the 
late Edgar and Roxie (Steele*) Jones.

  Mr. Jones attended public schools, Randolph Macon College and Massey 
Business College.

  He was employed in sales promotion for Electric and Gas utilities with VPS, 
Vepco, ad Utilities Commission in Elizabeth City, NC and in developing sales 
with Westinghouse Electric in South Florida from 1936-1938.

  After a short bread pursing personal interests in New York, he returned to 
Florida with Westinghouse in 1940, where he met and married his wife Marion, 
mother of his son, Edgar "Ed" Jones III of Staunton.

  While waiting for enlistment, he entered a partnership working with the 
U.S. Army (Civil Aeronautics) installing night lighting systems at the Army 
field in Tampa.  The firm continued work on similar installations through the 
war.  Selling interest in this company, he moved the family to Virginia in 
1950 where he worked in industrial sales and his wife worked with V.S.D.B. 
installing and teaching the rhythm approach to deaf training.  Mrs. Jones 
died in 1986.

  Mr. Jones was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.

  In addition to his wife and parents, he was also preceded in death by two 
sisters in infancy; a half-brother, David Steele; and a half-sister, Elsie 
Steele Cunningham.

  In addition to his son, family members include a niece, Beatrice Buchanan 
of Brunswick, Maine.

  It was Mr. Jones’ wish that his body be given to science.


Edgar JONES [Jr.], of Staunton, retired salesman, 
b. 19 May 1907, Dendron, Surry Co., d. 21 Sep 2006, Staunton, 
remains donated to the State Anatomical Program, 
marked in Wakefield Cemetery*, 
"The News Leader" (Staunton, VA), Oct. 1, 2006, p. 5 

*His wife's remains were also donated to the State Anatomical Program, but 
   are both marked in Wakefield Cemetery, where his parents are buried. 
   Wakefield list, an extension of the Southampton County Historical Society 
   {SCHS} Cemetery Project: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/sussex/cemeteries/wakefd.txt 

His mother was Roxie Jane (FAISON STEELE) JONES.  Her parents, John Robert & 
   Permelia Elizabeth (LANE) FAISON, and her first husband David Lewis STEELE 
   are also buried there. 

Her obit ("News Leader," July 17, 1957, p. 2) is posted at: 
   http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/surry/obits/j520r13o.txt 


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