David Russell Jones |
| Posted 2022-03-26 by Pat R |
| Arizona Republic (Phoenix, Arizona) Monday, February 12, 1973, p. 42 D. R. 'Doc' Jones, 81, pioneer Valley druggist D. Russell "Doc" Jones, 81, a pioneer Valley pharmacist, died yesterday in his home, 509 W. Monte Vista. Services will be at 11:30 a.m. tomorrow in A. L. Moore and Sons Mortuary, 333 W. Adams. Cremation will follow. When Mr. Jones closed his pharmacy in Glendale, described as "a hub, a popular meeting place where town news was exchanged over the coffee cups and local political gossip was often the topic," a local resident summed up the passing of the landmark by saying: "It's the end of an era." "Doc" Jones ran the Glendale pharmacy for 50 years, retiring in 1970. Born in Dodgeville, Wis., Mr. Jones was brought to Phoenix in 1910 as a child by his parents. He attended public schools here. His career as a druggist began in 1916 with his Hotel Adams pharmacy in Phoenix. It was interrupted by service with the Army during World War I. He was in Tours, France, when the armistice was signed. In 1919 he bought the Litchfield Park Mercantile Store and later acquired drug stores in Buckeye and Wickenburg. Survivors include his wife, Flo Jean; one son, Dr. Fred C. Jones of Phoenix; one daughter, Mrs. John Colquitt Jr. of Dalhart, Tex.; six grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. The family suggests contributions to the Visiting Nurses Association or the Shrine Crippled Children's Fund, in care of the El Zaribah Shrine Temple, Phoenix. [find a grave memorial #237935398] |
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