Mrs. Ida Jones of 209 south Sixth street died at 11:40 pm yesterday at Good Samaritan Hospital. She was 82 years and two months old.

Funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm Thursday at Myers Chapel. Burial will be in Hopewell Cemetery. The body will lie in state at Myers Chapel where friends may call after 2:00 pm tomorrow.

Mrs. Jones was born Sept. 14, 1878, in Dix, the daughter of Allen and Francis (Raynar) Maxey.

In Mt. Vernon, on Sept. 30, 1900, she was married to Henry W. Jones, who survives.

Other survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Walter Pilson of this city; two sisters, Mrs. Nora Rose of Caseyville and Mrs. Gertie Grimes of St. Louis; and a grandson, Ted Alan Pilson of this city.

She was preceded in death by three children, two sisters, a brother, and her parents.

Mrs. Jones was a member of Epworth Methodist Church.

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Date: November 14, 1960
Submitted by: Ken Richardson