A new article has been added at Newspaper Abstracts > United States > Texas > Jackson http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=2401 Also visit our new sister site: http://www.Genealogy101.com Direct link to article: http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?id=38218 Submitted by: Gigimo Article Title: Dallas Morning News Article Date: December 17 1888 Article Description: Obituary Thomas T. JONES Article Text: Edna, Tex., Dec. 14.--Thursday morning, Dec. 13, this entire community was very much pained and sorrow was expressed by every one at the untimely death of Thomas T. JONES, first assistant teacher in the Edna high school. The deceased came to Texas one year ago from his home in Dinwiddie county, Virginia, where his parents reside. During the year 1887 he graduated with honors from the Hampden and Sydney college, Virginia. In the past ten days which he has been confined to his room he had the best medical care and careful attention, but the arrow had been sped on it fatal mission and it fell on a bright and shining mark. To his aged parents, brothers and sisters in far-off Virginia this entire community tenders sincere condolence. The teachers and pupils of the Edna high school will attend the funeral services to-morrow. His body will be forwarded to Petersburg, Va. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ TX-Old-News ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ NewspaperAbstracts.com - Finding our ancestors in the news! TM http://www.NewspaperAbstracts.com