DEATH CLAIMS HON. JOHN W. JONES Prominent Citizen and Leader of Men Passes Away Tuesday Morning. WAS A PROMINENT LAWYER. Hon. John W. Jones died at his home on Maple Driveway, Tuesday morning at 7 o'clock. This means that one of the most prominent citizens of Southern Kentucky has passed away. Mr. Jones had been in poor health for several months and a few weeks ago he was accompanied to Chicago by his brother, Judge Sam E. Jones, where an operation for removal of the prostate gland was performed. This was a success and in due course of time Mr. Jones returned home with the trouble removed and on a fair road to regain his wanted strength. But made bold by his fast recovery, he was not temperate either in diet or exercise, and his strength was soon taxed beyond its power and death was the result. Mr. Jones was a man far above the ordinary in several respects. He had the power of leadership to an unusual degree. He was a member of the Baptist church and the Masonic Fraternity, and in both of these he led. He was the recognized leader of his party in the county, if not in the Congressional district. He probably came nearer knowing everybody in the county than any one else. He had been in the insurance business for a generation and for many years had been a leading attorney. It is probable that in this his kindness of heart was shown more clearly than elsewhere. It has been said that he did more charity practice than probably any other three lawyers in town, and this gave him great popularity. He was born in Edmonson County September 27, 1847, and came with his parents to Glasgow in 1859. His father, Judge Veachel H. Jones, was county judge for several years. John W. has held the office of police judge, county treasurer, and for many years has been master commissioner, which office he held at the time of his death. His wife, who was a daughter of the late Meredith Reynolds, survives him, as does six children, Messrs. Curtis, Veachel, and Vincent Jones, and Misses Sarah, Mary, and Emma Jones, all of whom live in Glasgow. His brother, Circuit Judge Sam E. Jones, and one sister, Miss Sis Jones, both of whom live at this place, also survive him. Funeral services were held at the residence yesterday morning at 9:30 o'clock, by Rev. A. Paul Bagby, pastor of the Baptist church, after which the remains were interred in the Glasgow cemetery with Masonic honors, all the business houses in town being closed from 9:30 to 11 o'clock as a mark of respect.­(Glasgow Republican, Aug. 6th, 1908.) Sandi's Puzzlers: http://www.gensoup.org/gorinpuzzles/index.php Sandi's site: http://ggpublishing.tripod.com/ Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index?list=south-central-kentucky