George W Jones died Sunday, December 7, 1941.
Funeral services were held Tuesday at the Stake Tabernacle for George W Jones, 64, who died at his home Sunday from a lingering illness.
Bishop Junius Crowther presided.
Benediction was offered by Arch Harris. Speakers were J.M. Isaacson, R.N. Hill, and John E. Blaisdell. Musical numbers were furnished by the St. John quartet and Ella and Ruel Ipsen. Dr. O.H. Mabey offered the benediction.
Interment was made in the Malad Cemetery with H.I. Mills dedicating the grave.
Mr. Jones was born in Malad on November 3rd 1877, the son of Zephaniah and Phoebe Davis Jones. He was married to Lillian Parry on March 27, 1902. They were the parents of eleven children all of whom survived.
Mr. Jones has been a prominent farmer and stockman in Malad valley for many years, and has served as a board member of the Federal Land Bank for twenty-seven years. He has also served as secretary of the Malad Valley Irrigation company for some time.
He is survived by his widow, one sister Mrs. Phoebe Hill of Malad; the following children; Irene Jenkins of Richfield, Idaho; Mrs. Sarah Green, and Mrs. Edda Hill of Salt Lake City, Utah; Zeph Jones of Pocatello; Thomas Walter, Lorin P., Ralph Duglas, Glen P., Lillian, Edith and George P. Jones, all of Malad, and fifteen grandchildren.
Those from out of town who attended the services were Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Jenkins and family of Richfield, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Dallas Hill and Mrs. Herbert Green and children of Salt Lake City, Utah; Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Parry, Mrs. Dan Thomas, Phillip Ford, Mrs. Bartelle Swenson, Mrs. Edith Peck, Mrs. Margaret Harrison, and Attorney John Davis of Ogden.
Mrs. Lou Davis, of Coalville, Utah, Mr. and Mrs. Hyrum Campbell and family of Rigby, Idaho, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Hill and son of Arbon, Idaho; Mr. and Mrs. Lester Hansen and son Glen Dale and Eleanor Jones of Kimberly, Nevada. Mr. and Mrs. Zeph Jones and family, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Jones, Mrs. Phoebe Condie, Mrs. Ed Hill, Mr. and Mrs. Merle Duncan and Dave Hill Jr., of Pocatello, and William Howard of Bountiful.