The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1940-09-26
w. c. JONES DIES AT HIS
HOME IN COLUMBUS, OHIO

Wilbur Clark Jones, aged 81 years,
father of Ernest Ray Jones, Oakland,
and former resident of Deer Park,
died at his home in Columbus, Ohio,
on Tuesday morning, September "a,
following an illness Of more than
year.
Mr.. Jones, prior to 1924, was active
for forty-one years in the business
life Of this county, owning and car
rying on a general store and being
for many years engaged in the lumber
industry
He was born on farm in Springhill
Township, Fayette county, Pa, on
August 2, 1849, a son of Hiram and
Nancy Jones. He attended private and
public schools near his home and en-
gagged in teaching in the winter and
cattle buying in the summer. He
taught. school in Pennsylvania and in
Preston county, West Va. For time
he attended Mt. Union College at AL
lance, Ohio, and later studied medi-
cine with his uncle, DR.. Jonathan Hot,
ancestor of the present Governor of
West Virginia, at West Milford, w.
Va.
He first visited Garrett, county in
1876 while enroute to the Centen-
NAL celebration at Philadelphia. A
wreck on the railroad delayed the
train for several hours at the Deer
Park Hotel grounds. At that time only
the central section of the hotel build
ing had been erected, but the beauty
Of the surroundings made an impress
sion upon EIr. Jones' In 1883 he came
to Deer Park and purchased a half in
terest in a general mercantile business
from the late Jackson Rodeheaver. The
business was carried on until 1886 as
Rodeheaver and Jones, when Mr.. Jones
bought out his partner and thereafter
until 1924 conducted the business
under his own name, also cutting and
marketing lumber.
Always active in civic affairs, he
was a member Of the Deer Park viii
lage council and served one term as
mayor. For many years he was men,
Der of every Republican county con-
vention. He twice taught in the Deer
Park public school in emergency stu
ations and served as a member of the
district Board of Education.
When seventeen years old he joined
the Methodist Episcopal church at
Fletcher Chapel, in Preston county,
West Va. At Deer Park he was mem
Der of the church's board of trustees,
often teacher and superintendent for
years in its Sunday school. Up to the
time of his last illness he was seldom
absent on Sunday from the church
with which he was associated for sew
enty-four years.
On May /, 1884, he was married to
Olive Belle Forman, of Grab Orchard,
Preston county, West Va. To this union
seven children were born, two of
whom died in childhood. Mrs. Jones
died in December, 1928. The five sur
viving children are E. Ray Jones, Of
Oakland; Charles A. Jones, assistant
treasurer Of the American Education
Press, Inc, Columbus, Ohio; Misses
Mae, Pauline and Winona Jones, who
are teachers in the high schools of
Columbus. There are four grandsons,
three granddaughter and one great
granddaughter.
A short funeral service was held
at Columbus on Wednesday evening.
Mr.. Jones' remains will be brought to
the home of his son in Oakland this
evening on train No. II and services
will be conducted at the residence on
Second street on Friday afternoon at
two o'clock, Rev. Minor Sprague, pas
tor of st. Paul's Methodist church, Of
floating. Interment will be in the Deer
Park cemetery, where lies the body of
the late Mrs. Jones.
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