Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1921-02-19
DEATH OF ONE OF LYNCHBURG'S
MOST PROMINENT AND
POPULAR CITIZENS.

Historic Court Street Baptist
Church was the sccene Friday after
noon, January 2%th, OF the last rites
for Mrs. Annie Singleton Jones,
wife Of Mr.. James M. M. Jones, pro
prietpr Of the Manhattan Hotel. The
vast audit orium was crowded with
the sympathizing friends Of tho fam
lily. In THE unavoidable absence of
the pastor Rev. V. n. Johns, the con
duct Of the obsequies fell to Rev l..
0. Lewis pastor of the Eighth Street
Bmptist church.
After an illness extending over tive
molIths, Mrs. Jones fe9l asleep Tues
day evening, January 25th. just
when she was apparently making her
greatest gains toward recovery. AS
she had seemed to he improving daily
her numerous friends were profound
ly shocked md grieved by the sudden
ness of her demise. Her sisters and
brothers who had been summoned to
her bedside at the beginning OF her
Illness, had returned to their several
homes, and had to I've recalled as soon
as conveniently might be MIR. and
Mrs. William Mitchell Of Washington
ID. c.. Miss Alayne Singleton Of Phila
uelphia, Mr.. Lnndon Singleton OF
Hot Springs. Va Mr.. Theodcrick l..
Jones or Atlantic City, N, j., Mrs.
! Ethel Stokes Moran, and Miss Josie
Stokes Of Washington ID. c., Mrs.
Malissa S. Pace or Bristol, Tam :,
and Mr.. Munford Johnson Of New
Haven, Conn. Messrs. Dnbney and
Andrew Singleton, Miss Lula Jones
and Mrs. Maria Merchant were al
ready on the scene.
n.he pall.bearers were: Messrs
Nathaniel IT,. Berry, Albert G.. Lang
horne, James II, Majors, Daniel But
lcr. Chas H. Stewart and Warwick
Mullan. The flower bearers were
Messrs William IL. Hatcher, Samuel
Carter and George Mayo and Mes
DANES Eliza Hatcher, Maggie l.. b.
| Willis, Lille Rhodes Thompson, A. N.
Washington and Mary Lou Johnson.
| The automobile procession arrived
at the Church promty at $3.50 Z. NJ.
The professional was read by Rev. G..
l.. Wells OF the Y. T. S. College, scrip
ture read by Rev. G. G. Cabcu pastor
Of the Rivermont Baptist church
Scvern other ministers were present
Tho touching solo: "Face to Face"
was beautifully rendered by Mr.. Nun
ford Johnson. Resolutions Of the Cit
ronalis club, social organization OF
the old regime, whereof Mr.. William
II. Hatcher was president and Mr..
| MEG. Higgonbotham was secretary
were read by Mr.. Daniel Butler.
| Numerous kilograms and other mes.
| sages of condolenue We're received
| from friends in distant parts of the
country among them being one from
Miss X. V. Kirk Of Gimbel Bros,
Philadelphia. The pcrvadlng pathos Of
the solos: Eternity wellcd up out
| OF the voice Of Mrs. Frances Cox.
Rev. Lewis delivered Il feeling, con
| else and appropriate sermon from the
| text: 'But it shall come to pass that
| at evening time there shall be light
] Hachariah 14:7. He stressed the fact
THAT while Mrs. Jones' public life
bought her into daily contact with
every phase Of humanity, she re-
NAMED genial, friendly and kindly to
, the last act, and her prestine virtues
| shone unspottcd. Verify Mt evening
| time it shall be light. The consolat-
ions OF the beautiful solo: No bur.
dens Yonder'--.wcrc impressed upon
the audience by the rich tones of Mr..
Rudolph Johnson. The opening and
| closing hymns beautifully rendered
by the Court Street Choir were:
Crock of Ages" and 4 am Thine o
Lord"
On account Of the GOODNESS of the
weather, the burial rites Of the Court
Of Calanthe and tho Eastern Star
were performed at the church, the
former presided over by Mrs. Mar
tina Campbell and Mrs. Martha W.
Evans and the natter by DR.. A. N.
Washington and Mrs. Elizabeth Tins
ley. The rites were impressive to
| the last degree. The hymns sung by
the two organizations Of which Mrs
Jones was a member were: "Sister,
Thou Vast Mild and Lovely" and I
Would not Live Always
The funeral arrangements were in
charge of Higganbotham and Strange
From beginning to end the function
| was marked by perfect smoothness.
The floral designs which have
! never been surpassed here for beauty
aud seriousness, testified to the peru
lhrity CT ne departed. anil tho loving
| esteem, III which she was held by her
numerous friends. Her Marrow
House, was a ycritable mound Of
| beauty. The lingering rays of the set
Ting Sun lovingly carressed tie beau
tiful petals; and in all his course, he
has scarcely shed his evening bene.
Gction upon a fowler scene. HIS long
lines Of golden light formed O shin
ing path from the flowers Of earth to
those blooming in the Better Land.
And vet, 0 Sun, what is thy glory to
hers? Thou purest thy radiance upon
her tomb; but her soul dims even thy
effulgence. 1t will shine on and on,
when thou rn1'e"i dark md cold AS