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Show Memorial Services Honor Two Jones Brothers In Enterprise July 23rd ENTERPRISE, Utah Memorial services for Sgt. Dwight Jones, and funeral services for his brother, Arthur Theone Jones, were held jointly in the Enterprise Enter-prise ward chapel Monday, July 23 at 5 p. m. Sgt. Jones was killed in action in Germany, Oct. 17, 1944. His brother was killed in a car accident at Summit, Utah, Sunday morning, July 22, while enroute from Pingree, Ida. to Enterprise to attend the memorial mem-orial services which had been planned for Dwight for that day, and were postponed for the joint services Monday. Bp. Arthur Barlocker conducted the services, with Commander Roy Williams and other members of Lester Keate Post No. 90 of St. George assisting with the military mili-tary rites. Music numbers were "See How the Morning Sun" by the ward choir; vocal solos, "I Know that My Redeemer Lives" by Heber M. Holt; "My Buddy" by Katie Barlocker, "Old Shanty Town" by Sgt. Wayne Holt; "Teach Me To Pray" by Mrs. Mary A. Hansen Han-sen of Pioche, Nevada; cornet solo by Lafayette Staheli with Alta Truman at the piano; "Come Unto Me and Rest" by Joseph McAllister and Ray Garner of St. George. Mrs. William Lund and Mrs. Norvel Bracken were accompanists. Speakers were Jacob T. Truman, Tru-man, Pfc. Allen Simpkins, of Enterprise and Oscar Hulet of (Continued on page six) Memorial Funeral 'Continued from first page) Summit, Utah. All three paid tribute to the two brothers: to Dwight fori his war time service to his country, and to Theone for his work in the field of education and music, and to both men and their families for their constant, fruitful and industrious lives. Mrs. Alta Truman read an original orig-inal tribute to Theone, a forrner classmate, and Mrs. Delia Truman read part of a letter written to Mrs. Dwight Jones about her husband by his buddy, Cpl. Robert Steven. Prayers were by Joseph A. Terry and Chaplain K. M. Cannon. Can-non. Burial of Theone was in the Enterprise cemetery. Sgt. Dwight Jones was born in Enterprise October 12, 1920, a son of Arthur P. and Edna Hulet Jones. He graduated from Enterprise Enter-prise High school in 1936. In January, 1942, he enlisted in the U. S. Army, training at Ft. Knox, Ky., Camp Bowie. Texas and at Camp Young, Calif., going overseas over-seas July 23, 1942, just three years to the day that his memorial mem-orial services were held. While at Camp Young, he married mar-ried Miss Lillian Prince of Washington, Wash-ington, whom he had met and courted when both were employed in Pioche before his enlistment. He was assigned to the tank division and was in command of his platoon. His division received the Croix de Guere from the French government for valor shown in defense of their country. Sgt. Jones also had other awards. On Nov. 4, 1944, Sgt. Jones' wife and parents were advised that he had been missing in action since October 17. On June 21 of this year his wife received a letter let-ter from his buddy, Cpl. Robert Steven, recounting the incident of his death, which has since been officially verified by the government. govern-ment. Surviving besides his parents, his wife and one son. Norman Dwight, born after he went overseas, over-seas, are four brothers, Marion Jones of Baggs. Wyo.: Hermon Jones of Los Angeles; F-enton and Thayne Jones of Enterprise, and three sisters, Mrs. Agnes J. Hunt of Veyo; Mrs. Hope Truman and Mrs. Karl Staheli of Enterprise. Arthur Theone Jones was born Feb. 15, 1907, in Summit. Utah. He graduated from Enterprise High school, studied two years at Dixie junior college and later graduated from the B Y U, Provo. in all three schools he was active in student affairs and in music circles, singing operatic roles in schools and church productions. As member of a male quartet from St. George stake he participated parti-cipated in winning the all-church title in Salt Lake City' for two years. On Jan. 21, 1927. he married Minnie Crawford in the St. George Temple. Later they moved to Pingree. Idaho, where he has been active in church and in community com-munity affairs. At the time of his death he was music director and Priesthood class director of the Thomas ward. He also engaged in farming, but due to lack of teachers, returned to school teaching. teach-ing. Surviving are his wife and four children, Donald Theone, Elwood Crawford, Vincent Lloyd and Patricia, Pat-ricia, all of Pingree, Idaho: his parents, four brothers and three sisters as listed above. He and his family had visited in Enterprise in the early spring, but on receipt of word of the death of his brother, Dwight. the family was on its way back to attend the memorial services when the accident, occurred which cost his life. Riding in the rear seat of the car, he died almost instantly when the car overturned, overturn-ed, throwing him from the car onto boulders which crushed his head and inflicted other injuries. Other occupants were unhurt. |
