The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1921-05-12
Buried Among the
Laurel and the wv
Beloved Woman Passes
to the Great Beyond
Mrs. Claude E. Jones, Beautiful Chris
tan Character, Dies at Her Home
IN LlbeEty-Remains Inferred at
Whlttakers, Near Pilot Mountain,
Wednesday.

" - wear AtOC MOUNTAIN
: Wednesday.
One of tee saddest funerals the
writer ever attended was at a little
country church, three miles west o1
; Pilot Mountain, known as Whitaker
Methodist church, Wednesday, May
4th, just after the noon hour.
Friends for miles around had gath
cred to pay their last sad respects to
the memory of the late Mrs. Claude
+. Jones, who had lived in that sec
tion when a girl, but who at the time
of her death was residing in Liberty.
The remains were accompanied by a
number of people from Liberty, Mr..
C. E. Jones, the father and three
children; Mr. land Mrs. Frank Peel,
of Ramseur, Route 1; MIR. and Mrs
Durant PeH, of Ramseur; Mr.. and
Mrs. w. L. Stamey, of High Point;
Mr.. Blaine Forkner, of Roanoke,
Va, Mrs. J. T. Herrin, Of Camp
| Eustis, Va; p wey A. sHerrin,
Miss Sonia Fo..Aner and Miss An
ME Denny, Of Winston; Miss Elmer
Forkner, of Richmond, Va; Mr.. and
Mrs Jones,of Pilot Mountain; Miss
Mamie Jones, of Mt. Airy, and sew
eral others whose names we cannot
recall.
The funeral party was met at the
station at Pilot Mountain by large
number of friends and members of
the family Of the deceased. Here the
journey was taken up to the little
white country church, where the re-
mains were inferred.
It was 1890 o'clock when the SER
vices began and at this time the
church was full to overfowing. Scores
of beautiful floral designs accompa-
MED lie remu{;9s but as many more
came from the hills, brought by
friends of the families and they were
just as pretty and we thought far
more significant because they were
wild natures own offering. Unlike
the beautiful hot house flowers they
grew out in Gods great open, protect
ed only by the hillsides; strong and
sturdy like the good people of their
section. The old man, the young girl,
the aged woman, the maiden with the
blush of health upon her cheeks, all
came and laid their pretty wreaths
of flowers upon the pulpit stand and
on benches;. until all the available
room around the pulpit was covered
with sweet scented flowers.
The first song was "Asleep in Je-
sus," followed by another song "Only
a Dream" The minister of the de-
ceased, Rev. J. w. Combs, accompa-
MED the remains from Liberty and
preached the funeral. He had known
Mrs Jones for several years and found
in her beautiful type of Christian
character. Rev. Mr.. Combs read from
the Goth Psalm, 'I am the Resurrec-
tion and the Life" etc., and from the
18th Chapter of Corinthians-the>
great resurrection sermon as he liked
to call it. He paid beautiful tribute
to the deceased, saying, like Mary,
she was a consecrated Christian, al
ways about her Masters business and
always seeking more of the Great
Truth. A portion of the 18th chap !,
ter of st. Mark was also read in con-
nection with the funeral. The preach
er asked the congregation to bear with
him as he tried to tell of the life and
death of the deceased, whose loss he
felt as keenly as the family. At times
he would break down and could go
no further for a short period, his emo
tions overwhelming him. "She hath
done what she could" touchingly de-
clared thespeaker, "and am sure she
is in glory today"
When he referred to little Dwight
and Glenn Jones and the infant, Mar
tha Maude, of only 10 days, who with
the father were so sorely bereft,
there was not dry eye in the house;
strong men and sympathetic women
broke down and cried and the whole
house was under an emotional spell.
After Mr.. Combs closed, he asked
if there was any one in the house who
wanted to say a word. Mr.. Herbert
Smith, loyal friend to the family,
arose and between sobs and tears,
paid a beautiful tribute to the good
who lay cold in death before
the audience.
Mrs. DR.. Flippin, of Pilot Noun
tain, made a very pretty talk, but
like the others finished with difficulty.
She had known the deceased for years
and also found in her a beautiful
Christian character.
The casket was then opened and
The friends and family hooked upon
the remains. 1t was heartbreakin9
scene as the family gathered around
to look for the last time upon the
form of their loved one in this
world.
The services were concluded at the
grave, using the Methodist ritualistic
service. The floral offerings covered
he grave completelyand left many to
place alongside the grave, so many
we're these testimonials of esteem
sent.
The deceased was born October %,
1893, and died May 2, 1921: She join
ID the Baptist church at the age Of
Ia and was married to Mr.. c.. E.
[ones in 1910, after which she Joined
he church of her husbands faith, the
Methodist Episcopal. Three children
ind husband survive, besides father
,nebrother and sister, two half sis
.erS and one half hrother besides M