JONES, Dave

Wickenburg Sun, Wickenburg, Arizona January 30, 1953 Funeral Services Wednesday for Dave Jones whose untimely death came as shock to community Dave Jones was a friendly man and so had had lots of friends. He enjoyed life and he left it too soon when, at age 49, he passed away early Monday morning at Community Hospital here. He had been a patient in the hospital for several weeks. His death was due to heart failure. Few of his many friends in this community where he had lived for 23 years and was a business for 20 of them, realized the gravity of his condition. His passing was a shock. Shortly before noon Wednesday, a beautiful spring like day, Dave was buried in the Wickenburg Cemetery, on the high desert overlooking the town he had served as a councilman and where he had always taken a deep interest in the many activities of the community. His burial followed services at the Wickenburg Chapel, conducted by Dr. Charles S. Poling of the First Presbyterian Church, of which Dave was a member. Born In Wisconsin Born August 18, 1903, at Oconomowoc, Wis., David J. Jones was the son of the late James A. Jones and Mrs. Anna Jones. He moved to Phoenix with his parents in 1910 and attended Monroe School and the Phoenix Union High School. His father, who was a partner in a drug store in Hotel Adams many years ago, also served as postmaster of Phoenix. Opened Drug Store Upon moving to Wickenburg in 1930, Dave opened the Jones Drug Store here. In recent years it has been located on Tegner Street and is now known as the Wickenburg Pharmacy. Dave sold the business three years ago. He served on the Town Council from 1946 to 1948. He was a member of the Rotary Club here for many years and was always active in the Round-Up Club. He was an ardent hunter and fisherman. The Survivors Surviving are the wife, Mrs. Beulah Jones of Wickenburg; his mother, Mrs. Anna Jones, a resident of North Hollywood, Calif., and a son, James A., a student at the University of Arizona. A sister, Mrs. Phillippa Nicholls of Burbank, Calif., and a brother, James Arthur Jones, now of Phoenix, but a former resident here, also survive.