The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-06-18
TRIBUTE TO MEMORY.
Beautiful Services Accompanied Flu
neral Of Frank Jones.

A beautiful and impressive service
for the funeral of Frank H. Jones
was conducted by the Rev. DIR. s. 8.
Estey at the family residence at GA
West Eighth street at Sis yesterday
afternoon. The service at the house
was attended by a large gathering of
the State Journal. where Mr.. Jones
had been employed for more than a
quarter of century,. and by many of
typographical Union No. 121.
The casket was buried in flowers. a
tribute Of affectionate remembrance
from many of the friends and assoc
ciates OF the deceased Miss Lynn
Wyatt gave a beautiful rendition of
the sacred music of Face to Face. .
after which DIR. Estey delivered an
ADDRESS OF comforting words for the
bereaved family and tribute to the
exemplary life Of the husband and
father. f'S
After the service the casket was re-
moved to be prepared for shipment to
Ottawa. Kan. where the body is to
Doctor Estey found many scriptural
ances Of divine consolation for the
members of the bereaved family and
spoke OF lis own close ACQUAINTANCE.
with the religious life of the man
whose death was the occasion Of the
assemblage eesz
In closing his address he drew at
tention to the unusual devotion to his
daily duties which was one OF the
of the life Of Mr.. Jones.
Always, even when his strength of
mind and body had been nearly spent,
MS heart turned. to the path Of his
daily duty" said the preacher. "His
neart was in the performance OF his
task and he longed to push forward
with the burden which had been his
,nrousn SO many years. The life
long habits of devotion to the
duties which fell to him
fought against the demand of na-
ture Tor reprfeve. His faith was ex-
pressed In his cheerful and unassum-
ing naDit OF discharging his own obIi-
cations to his family and society and
ne was 10th to leave so long as he felt
the need of his own service to hie
loved ones. There. are lessons for us
all to be drawn fromfithe life of such
q man.. The world .anilxthe. Community
service" s.s.e.G -" ass
Many Of his old associates from the
state journal ard fellow members of
the Topeka Typographical union at
tended the service. Mr.. Jones ranked
as the Oldest employee of the State
= Journal with which, office he had
been connected for nearly twenty
seven years, during which time he
nad never taken a vacation. Mem
Ders OF his family and his associates
mad urged him frequently during re-
cent years to take q rest in the hone
OF recuPerating his slowly failing
nealtn. But he continued at his post
until his fatal illness. confined him to
his bed. s.,s.,zl..7 -
A bank Of beautiful floral offerings
covered the casket where the BODY
reposed during the funeral service.
Ihese were the remembrances of
scores OF Old friends and neiehbors.
associates in his work and in the cir
Gle OF acquaintance of more than a
quarter OF century. Work in his de-
partment OF the State Journal was
suspended at an earlier hour than
usual so that his most intimate assoc
c1ates could attend the service. The
PaIpearers who were selected from
among these latter were C. O. Hoyat-
ter, James Crawford. Thomas Garrett.
l. n Brandon, w. NJ. Amos and G. A.