The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1913-09-11
OF JONES
LARGELY ATTENDED
Ministers Give Short Talks on
Life of Prominent
Churchman.

Funeral services for the late Sylves-
ter H. Jones, held at the First Metho-
dist church this morning at 10 o'clock,
were largely attended. Ten-minute
talks were made by Rev. L. H. Bun
yam, Rev. r. ]. Wade, of Elkhart, and
Rev. Parker. The music was furnish
ed by a quartet composed OF Otto
Krone and us wife, Mrs. Ray Long
necker and Walter Luring. The &C
tive pallbearers were e. K. Shera,
John Saylor, william Russell, w. P.
O'Neal. William Conrad and Glenn
Gaar, and the honorary pall-bearers
James A. Carr, F. J. Carr, Walter H.
Bates. A. w. Rees, II. Huntington, E.
j. Morgan and A. Fl. Rice. The burial
will be held Saturday morning at
Economy, Ind, it being postponed I'M
TIL the arrival of Mrs. Roy thinner
man, a daughter. More than $50 en-
ployes of the American Seeding Ma
chine company visited the body at the
home last evening.
The official board of the First Meth
odist church, appointed L.. H. Bunyan
and Glenn Gaar as a committee to
draft resolutions on Mr.. Jones death.
In part the resolution read:
HE was one or those symmetrical,
versatile men prepared to fill any Off
cial position with credit to himself
and with satisfaction to the church.
His bright, cheerful disposition and
optimistic spirit dominated his whole
life. The community as we'll as the
church recognized in him a man of
sterling worth, possessing qualities of
mind and heart that easily won for
him the confidence and respect of all
who knew him"
Sylvester Jones was born on his
grandfather's farm near williamsburg,
Wayne county, Aug. %. 1855. He was
graduated from the Spiceland Acade-
my, in 1872. Since 1884 he has been
with the Hoosier Drill Company and
. the International Harvester Company.
He was a charter member of the
First Methodist church and was the
first Sunday school superintendent af-
ter the organization of the church. He
has always been a prominent worker
/ in the church and has held many Of
fees.
The following resolutions were
drawn up by the committee of the
Westcott Mutual Aid Union and pre-
sented to the family:
Whereas, 1t has pleased an all wise
Providence to remove from our midst
our brother and llow-workman, Syl-
vester Fl. Jones. and while we humbly
bow to the Divine Will of Him that
doeth all things for the best, still we
deeply deplore our loss and here bear
testimony to his worth, as a man
associate and citizen. Therefore, be
1t Resolved, That in the death of
Brother Jones the wife has lost low
ing and devoted husband, the children
kind and indulgent father, the com
munity worthy man in every sense
gentleman, and the church an earn
est. untiring member, and we as fell
low associates have lost wise coun-
selor. a true friend. always mindful of
our interests In all conditions where
we have been brought together.
His strict integrity commanded the
respect or all while his social d1SpoS1-
ton and kindness of feeling endeared
him to us, and we will ever gratefully
cherish his memory.
Resolved, That we extend our heart
felt sympathy to his sorrowing family
in their da k hour of bereavement, and
we commend them to the same God
our brother so delighted to serve, and
from whom real comfort and consola-
ton can be derived, and whom in
death gives the greatest consolation.
Resolved, That copy OF these reso-
buttons be placed among the archives
OF the Westcott Mutual Aid Union,
also that copy be sent to the sorrow
ing family of our late associate and
brother.
W. E. Russell.
E. J. Morgan,
Fred Kehlenbrink