William C Jones

FORMER CITY RESIDENT VICTIM DIES OF HEART ATTACK

    William Charles Jones, at the age of 72, a former resident of Paintsville, died March 08, 1946, at his home in Danville. He had a heart attack two-weeks before his death.

    Mr. Jones was born in Govern, Glasgow, Scotland, August 21, 1873, He was the son of William and Mary Alice Jones. At the age of one year he moved with his parents to New Brompton, Kent County, England, where he lived until January 18, 1884, when the family came to America. After arriving in Cincinnati, OH, the family located in Bellevue, KY. It was here Mr. Jones attended school and worked until 1888, when they moved to the mountains of Kentucky where the deceased’s father was minister of a Methodist Episcopal Church. While residing in Paintsville Mr. Jones became editor of the Paintsville Times and later moved to Louisa and was editor of the Louisa Picket.

     In January, 1895, he was married to Miss Belle Roberts, a native of Staffordsville, who survives. Three children born to the union, all of whom survive, are Mrs. Melvin T. Veatch, Danville, KY, Mrs. C.D. Oberlin, Ft. Thomas, and W.L. Jones, of CA.  He was employed by the B. & O. and C. N. & C. railroads, before going to Ludlow to become a contractor. When his health failed in the later occupation, Mr. Jones resumed railroading with the L. & N., C. & O., Big Four and Southern roads until his retirement in 1940.

     Mr. and Mrs. Jones celebrated their fiftieth wedding anniversary in January, 1945. Burial was made in a Newport, Kentucky, cemetery. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson and Mr. and Mrs. James Trimble, Paintsville, attended the funeral, Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Trimble are nieces of Mrs. Jones.