Paul Herdman Jones was born on December 23, 1900 the son of James W. and Dell Myrtle Herdman Jones.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from the Ohio State University. Upon graduating
from medical school he started a medical practice in the community of Stockdale in Pike County. He served
as a general practitioner, optometrist, and surgeon in the local area. During the Ohio River Flood of 1937,
he set up a medical clinic to care for the refugees of the Portsmouth area. An avid gardener, he helped found
the Stockdale Garden Club in 1938, and served as its first vice-president. Prior to the second world war he
enlisted into the military reserve corps. On March 9, 1941 he entered active duty enlisting in the United
States Army. He was assigned to the medical corps and stationed at Camp Davis in Wilmington, North
Carolina. He was quickly promoted to the rank of major and eventually made the rank of Colonel. He was
made chief of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Fort Davis. He then transferred to Richmond, Virginia
where he was made Chief of the McGuire General Hospital. During the war he served some 18 months
overseas. In 1945 he was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army. After returning from the war Dr. Jones
returned to Pike County where he continued his medical practice. In 1949 he was appointed Pike County
Health Commissioner and was elected Pike County Coroner. He was an active member of the Pike County
Medical Society, served as President of the Stockdale Board of Education, and was an active member of the
committee responsible for starting the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department. He was first married to Cordie
Cameron, and later married Louella Coburn Brown.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from the Ohio State University. Upon graduating
from medical school he started a medical practice in the community of Stockdale in Pike County. He served
as a general practitioner, optometrist, and surgeon in the local area. During the Ohio River Flood of 1937,
he set up a medical clinic to care for the refugees of the Portsmouth area. An avid gardener, he helped found
the Stockdale Garden Club in 1938, and served as its first vice-president. Prior to the second world war he
enlisted into the military reserve corps. On March 9, 1941 he entered active duty enlisting in the United
States Army. He was assigned to the medical corps and stationed at Camp Davis in Wilmington, North
Carolina. He was quickly promoted to the rank of major and eventually made the rank of Colonel. He was
made chief of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Fort Davis. He then transferred to Richmond, Virginia
where he was made Chief of the McGuire General Hospital. During the war he served some 18 months
overseas. In 1945 he was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army. After returning from the war Dr. Jones
returned to Pike County where he continued his medical practice. In 1949 he was appointed Pike County
Health Commissioner and was elected Pike County Coroner. He was an active member of the Pike County
Medical Society, served as President of the Stockdale Board of Education, and was an active member of the
committee responsible for starting the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department. He was first married to Cordie
Cameron, and later married Louella Coburn Brown.
Paul Herdman Jones was born on December 23, 1900 the son of James W. and Dell Myrtle Herdman Jones.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from the Ohio State University. Upon graduating
from medical school he started a medical practice in the community of Stockdale in Pike County. He served
as a general practitioner, optometrist, and surgeon in the local area. During the Ohio River Flood of 1937,
he set up a medical clinic to care for the refugees of the Portsmouth area. An avid gardener, he helped found
the Stockdale Garden Club in 1938, and served as its first vice-president. Prior to the second world war he
enlisted into the military reserve corps. On March 9, 1941 he entered active duty enlisting in the United
States Army. He was assigned to the medical corps and stationed at Camp Davis in Wilmington, North
Carolina. He was quickly promoted to the rank of major and eventually made the rank of Colonel. He was
made chief of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Fort Davis. He then transferred to Richmond, Virginia
where he was made Chief of the McGuire General Hospital. During the war he served some 18 months
overseas. In 1945 he was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army. After returning from the war Dr. Jones
returned to Pike County where he continued his medical practice. In 1949 he was appointed Pike County
Health Commissioner and was elected Pike County Coroner. He was an active member of the Pike County
Medical Society, served as President of the Stockdale Board of Education, and was an active member of the
committee responsible for starting the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department. He was first married to Cordie
Cameron, and later married Louella Coburn Brown.
He received his Bachelor of Science and Master's Degrees from the Ohio State University. Upon graduating
from medical school he started a medical practice in the community of Stockdale in Pike County. He served
as a general practitioner, optometrist, and surgeon in the local area. During the Ohio River Flood of 1937,
he set up a medical clinic to care for the refugees of the Portsmouth area. An avid gardener, he helped found
the Stockdale Garden Club in 1938, and served as its first vice-president. Prior to the second world war he
enlisted into the military reserve corps. On March 9, 1941 he entered active duty enlisting in the United
States Army. He was assigned to the medical corps and stationed at Camp Davis in Wilmington, North
Carolina. He was quickly promoted to the rank of major and eventually made the rank of Colonel. He was
made chief of the Ears, Nose, and Throat Clinic at Fort Davis. He then transferred to Richmond, Virginia
where he was made Chief of the McGuire General Hospital. During the war he served some 18 months
overseas. In 1945 he was honorably discharged from the U. S. Army. After returning from the war Dr. Jones
returned to Pike County where he continued his medical practice. In 1949 he was appointed Pike County
Health Commissioner and was elected Pike County Coroner. He was an active member of the Pike County
Medical Society, served as President of the Stockdale Board of Education, and was an active member of the
committee responsible for starting the Stockdale Volunteer Fire Department. He was first married to Cordie
Cameron, and later married Louella Coburn Brown.
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