Obituary: Rock County, Wisconsin: Lauren JONES

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Submitted by Ruth Ann Montgomery, <rmontgomery@cishome.com> June 2005

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OBITUARY

LAUREN JONES

Stricken suddenly three days previously, by apoplexy, from which he never
recovered, Lauren Jones of this city passed away Sunday evening, October
19, in his 66th year.

Funeral services were held at the home on Garfield Ave. Tuesday, interment
being at Maple Hill cemetery, where he was buried with Masonic honors, Rev.
O. W. Smith assisting, the deceased having been a member of both the Masons
and the Eastern Star, as well as of the Modern Woodmen. Masonic brothers
from Janesville, Albany and Brooklyn were in attendance at the funeral. 

He was married to Miss Annie Hyne of Union at Evansville, June 6, 1877, and
they lived on their farm west of town until eight years ago, when they
retired and moved to their present home on Garfield avenue. Two children
were born to this union, a little daughter dying in infancy.

He is survived by his wife, his son, Orville, and two grandchildren, Mrs.
Mildred Main and Donald Jones; one sister, Mrs. Walter Williamson; four
brothers, George of Montana, Walter of Albany; Arford and Charles of
Evansville.

Mrs. Myrta Andrews, Superior, and Mr. and Mrs. J. Rockwell and son of
Baraboo were in attendance at the funeral as well as many friends from
several other near-by towns.

October 23, 1924, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 4, Evansville, Wisconsin