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Show Pneumonia Claims the Life of Mrs. James S. Jones Funeral services were conducted in the St. George stake Tabernacle Taber-nacle at 2 p. m., Saturday, Dec. 21st, for Esther Alice LaFevre Jones, 68, wife of James S. Jones, who died at the family home at 1:30 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 19, of heart attack following pneumonia. She has been in poor health for many years. Bishop Leo G. Smith conducted the services. Bishop Leo G. Smith conducted the funeral services on Saturday, Dec. 20, in the St. George stake Tabernacle for Esther Alice LaFevre La-Fevre Jones. Mrs. Nemmie Pearce presided at the organ, and there were many floral tributes. Musical numbers included vocal duets, "Jesus Is Calling", "My Father Knows", and "Whispering Hope", by Mamie Paxman and Viola Gentry; and "I Know That My Redeemer Lives", by the Center Cen-ter ward Relief Society chorus, including in-cluding Viola Bentry, Anna Cox, Amber Schmutz and Lucile John-( John-( Continued on page four) Mrs. Jones Funeral (Continued from page two) son, with Nettie W. Gardner, accompanist. ac-companist. Speakers were Wallace Houston of Panguitch and Crawford Houston Hous-ton of Provo, both nephews of the deceased, and Pres. Harold S. Snow. Wallace Houston told of Mrs. Jones life as a young woman and of her sincerity and devotion to her religious beliefs, sermonizing sermoniz-ing on the "Life of Christ", and the promises of Eternal Life. President Snow Daid tribute to Mrs. Jones and her husband for the unity of their home, their patience in rearing a large family of good men and women, and their life missions in helping to pioneer new frontiers, saying they have reared their children in accordance accord-ance with the Scriptures, and quoted from the Bible in evidence of same. J. Crawford Houston discussed at length the heritage of these pioneers and of those who govern their lives according to religious teachings and to the pattern es tablished by Christ upon the earth. He reviewed many instances of his association with these relatives while attending school in St. George and told of Mrs. Jones', kindness not only to her own children but to others who needed need-ed her care, and of her patience through long years of physical affliction. af-fliction. Prayers were by Arthur F. Miles and George F. Miles; the grave in the city cemetery being dedicated by James McArthur. , Born in Spry, Garfield county, Utah, Sept. 3, 1883, she was a daughter of William and Hannah Hollyoak LaFevre. She attended school in Spry and later at St. George, completed high school courses, and on Sept. 15, 1904 was married in the St. George Temple to James S. Jones of Enoch. They made their home in Enoch until 1907 when the moved to Tabiona, Uintah county, where Mr. Jones was Bishop for several years before returning to Enoch late in 1916 and from there to St. George early in 1917. For the next several years they resided at Bloomington and at Mt. Trumbull Trum-bull and finally made their home in St. George. Since a young girl Mrs. Jones has been active in L. D. S. church organizations, serving as primary president in Enoch, as M. I. A., worker in Tabiona, and as Relief Society president in Mt. Trumbull. Her husband also served as bishop at Mt. Trumbull and as bishop's counselor in St. George, where she has continued in Relief Society work as a teacher. Surviving besides Mr. Jones are ten of their eleven children: A. L. Jones and James Chester Jones, of Rock Springs, Wyo., L a F a v e (Mrs. Vivian) Leany, LaVaun Jones, Eddie L. Jones,. George Jones, Myron L. Jones, Ordell Jones, Mrs. E. L. Cluff and Miss Esther Jones, all of St. George, 17 grandchildren, a sister, Mrs. Sarah Ann Houston, and two brothers, John LaFevre and Luke j LaFevre, all of Panguitch. |
