Crawford's Weekly
Monday, December 5, 1921
DON JONES DIES AS RESULT OF FALL
FELL INTO AIRWAY OF BOICE & BELL BUILDING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT, DYING SUNDAY NIGHT
Don Jones, who fell into the airway of the Boice and Bell Building last Friday about midnight, sustaining a fracture of the skull and internal injuries, died Sunday afternoon at five o'clock in the Norton General Hospital, where he was taken immediately after the accident.
The remains were taken last night to the morgue of Undertaker Fred H. King for preparation for burial, which will take place Tuesday afernoon in Highlands Cemetery.
Young Jones was about nineteen years of age, short of stature but sturdily built. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Banner Jones, of this town.
Accident Mysterious
Just how Don came to fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building remains more or less a mystery, although it is believed that two or three boys who were with him shortly before the accident know something about the affair. Indications are that he was attempting to make his way from the roof of the Boice and Bell building to a window of Hotel Norton, probaly by means of a two by four timber that was found at the opening of the airway. Another theory is that he stumbled over some electric light wires that are strung across the roof. A dance was going on in the sixth story of the hotel at the time, and it is argued by some that Don was attempting to get an outside view of the ball room, where a former sweetheart was dancing, but this too is not probable, as the dance was two stories above the roof of the Boice and Bell building. Besides, he was seen at the door of the ballroom early in the evening.
The thud of the boy's fall roused Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meek, who lived in apartments openig upon the airway, and also Ben Richardson who has a room nearby. They rushed to the boy and a little later the boys who had been with Don arrived. A doctor was summoned and the unconsious boy was taken to the hospital.
It was found that the base of his skull had been fractured and that other injuries had been sustained in his head and body. From the time the physician examined him little hope for his recovery was entertained.
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Crawford's Weekly
Saturday, December 10, 1921
Norton, Virginia
DON JONES BURIED IN HIGHLANDS CEMETARY
FUNERAL SERVICE SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL - ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF FRIENDS
Donald L. Jones, who died Sunday from injuries sustained in a fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building Friday night, was buried in Highlands cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Jessee F. Benton at the Methodist Church. From there the long procession moved slowly to the cemetery where a large crowd of friends awaited. The last simple rites were held and the flower-covered casket lowered gently to its final resting place.
The Church was filled to capacity before the procession arrived. Hundreds of friends came and went in silence to pay their respects to the young Norton boy and his bereaved parents. When the casket was carried into the church there was no room for many, who had to wait at the door.
In the hushed silence Miss Media Shaw rendered a solo very effictively and the choir sang from the hymnal. Below the minister the casket was banked with flowers sent from friends all over Southwest Virginia.
At the cemetery waited those who could not get into the church.
Banner Jones, the father of Don, was unable to attend the funeral. He has been ill for some time and is confined to his bed. Mrs. Jones also was confined to her bed and unable to attend.
The pallbearers were Joe Zimmer, Horace Dixon, Cooper Kunkel, Frank Noel and Earl Johnson, all companions of the dead boy.
Don was 20 years and six months old, and was considered by many of his friends to be a boy of great promise.
Monday, December 5, 1921
DON JONES DIES AS RESULT OF FALL
FELL INTO AIRWAY OF BOICE & BELL BUILDING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT, DYING SUNDAY NIGHT
Don Jones, who fell into the airway of the Boice and Bell Building last Friday about midnight, sustaining a fracture of the skull and internal injuries, died Sunday afternoon at five o'clock in the Norton General Hospital, where he was taken immediately after the accident.
The remains were taken last night to the morgue of Undertaker Fred H. King for preparation for burial, which will take place Tuesday afernoon in Highlands Cemetery.
Young Jones was about nineteen years of age, short of stature but sturdily built. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Banner Jones, of this town.
Accident Mysterious
Just how Don came to fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building remains more or less a mystery, although it is believed that two or three boys who were with him shortly before the accident know something about the affair. Indications are that he was attempting to make his way from the roof of the Boice and Bell building to a window of Hotel Norton, probaly by means of a two by four timber that was found at the opening of the airway. Another theory is that he stumbled over some electric light wires that are strung across the roof. A dance was going on in the sixth story of the hotel at the time, and it is argued by some that Don was attempting to get an outside view of the ball room, where a former sweetheart was dancing, but this too is not probable, as the dance was two stories above the roof of the Boice and Bell building. Besides, he was seen at the door of the ballroom early in the evening.
The thud of the boy's fall roused Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meek, who lived in apartments openig upon the airway, and also Ben Richardson who has a room nearby. They rushed to the boy and a little later the boys who had been with Don arrived. A doctor was summoned and the unconsious boy was taken to the hospital.
It was found that the base of his skull had been fractured and that other injuries had been sustained in his head and body. From the time the physician examined him little hope for his recovery was entertained.
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Crawford's Weekly
Saturday, December 10, 1921
Norton, Virginia
DON JONES BURIED IN HIGHLANDS CEMETARY
FUNERAL SERVICE SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL - ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF FRIENDS
Donald L. Jones, who died Sunday from injuries sustained in a fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building Friday night, was buried in Highlands cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Jessee F. Benton at the Methodist Church. From there the long procession moved slowly to the cemetery where a large crowd of friends awaited. The last simple rites were held and the flower-covered casket lowered gently to its final resting place.
The Church was filled to capacity before the procession arrived. Hundreds of friends came and went in silence to pay their respects to the young Norton boy and his bereaved parents. When the casket was carried into the church there was no room for many, who had to wait at the door.
In the hushed silence Miss Media Shaw rendered a solo very effictively and the choir sang from the hymnal. Below the minister the casket was banked with flowers sent from friends all over Southwest Virginia.
At the cemetery waited those who could not get into the church.
Banner Jones, the father of Don, was unable to attend the funeral. He has been ill for some time and is confined to his bed. Mrs. Jones also was confined to her bed and unable to attend.
The pallbearers were Joe Zimmer, Horace Dixon, Cooper Kunkel, Frank Noel and Earl Johnson, all companions of the dead boy.
Don was 20 years and six months old, and was considered by many of his friends to be a boy of great promise.
Crawford's Weekly
Monday, December 5, 1921
DON JONES DIES AS RESULT OF FALL
FELL INTO AIRWAY OF BOICE & BELL BUILDING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT, DYING SUNDAY NIGHT
Don Jones, who fell into the airway of the Boice and Bell Building last Friday about midnight, sustaining a fracture of the skull and internal injuries, died Sunday afternoon at five o'clock in the Norton General Hospital, where he was taken immediately after the accident.
The remains were taken last night to the morgue of Undertaker Fred H. King for preparation for burial, which will take place Tuesday afernoon in Highlands Cemetery.
Young Jones was about nineteen years of age, short of stature but sturdily built. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Banner Jones, of this town.
Accident Mysterious
Just how Don came to fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building remains more or less a mystery, although it is believed that two or three boys who were with him shortly before the accident know something about the affair. Indications are that he was attempting to make his way from the roof of the Boice and Bell building to a window of Hotel Norton, probaly by means of a two by four timber that was found at the opening of the airway. Another theory is that he stumbled over some electric light wires that are strung across the roof. A dance was going on in the sixth story of the hotel at the time, and it is argued by some that Don was attempting to get an outside view of the ball room, where a former sweetheart was dancing, but this too is not probable, as the dance was two stories above the roof of the Boice and Bell building. Besides, he was seen at the door of the ballroom early in the evening.
The thud of the boy's fall roused Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meek, who lived in apartments openig upon the airway, and also Ben Richardson who has a room nearby. They rushed to the boy and a little later the boys who had been with Don arrived. A doctor was summoned and the unconsious boy was taken to the hospital.
It was found that the base of his skull had been fractured and that other injuries had been sustained in his head and body. From the time the physician examined him little hope for his recovery was entertained.
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Crawford's Weekly
Saturday, December 10, 1921
Norton, Virginia
DON JONES BURIED IN HIGHLANDS CEMETARY
FUNERAL SERVICE SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL - ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF FRIENDS
Donald L. Jones, who died Sunday from injuries sustained in a fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building Friday night, was buried in Highlands cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Jessee F. Benton at the Methodist Church. From there the long procession moved slowly to the cemetery where a large crowd of friends awaited. The last simple rites were held and the flower-covered casket lowered gently to its final resting place.
The Church was filled to capacity before the procession arrived. Hundreds of friends came and went in silence to pay their respects to the young Norton boy and his bereaved parents. When the casket was carried into the church there was no room for many, who had to wait at the door.
In the hushed silence Miss Media Shaw rendered a solo very effictively and the choir sang from the hymnal. Below the minister the casket was banked with flowers sent from friends all over Southwest Virginia.
At the cemetery waited those who could not get into the church.
Banner Jones, the father of Don, was unable to attend the funeral. He has been ill for some time and is confined to his bed. Mrs. Jones also was confined to her bed and unable to attend.
The pallbearers were Joe Zimmer, Horace Dixon, Cooper Kunkel, Frank Noel and Earl Johnson, all companions of the dead boy.
Don was 20 years and six months old, and was considered by many of his friends to be a boy of great promise.
Monday, December 5, 1921
DON JONES DIES AS RESULT OF FALL
FELL INTO AIRWAY OF BOICE & BELL BUILDING FRIDAY MIDNIGHT, DYING SUNDAY NIGHT
Don Jones, who fell into the airway of the Boice and Bell Building last Friday about midnight, sustaining a fracture of the skull and internal injuries, died Sunday afternoon at five o'clock in the Norton General Hospital, where he was taken immediately after the accident.
The remains were taken last night to the morgue of Undertaker Fred H. King for preparation for burial, which will take place Tuesday afernoon in Highlands Cemetery.
Young Jones was about nineteen years of age, short of stature but sturdily built. He was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. Banner Jones, of this town.
Accident Mysterious
Just how Don came to fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building remains more or less a mystery, although it is believed that two or three boys who were with him shortly before the accident know something about the affair. Indications are that he was attempting to make his way from the roof of the Boice and Bell building to a window of Hotel Norton, probaly by means of a two by four timber that was found at the opening of the airway. Another theory is that he stumbled over some electric light wires that are strung across the roof. A dance was going on in the sixth story of the hotel at the time, and it is argued by some that Don was attempting to get an outside view of the ball room, where a former sweetheart was dancing, but this too is not probable, as the dance was two stories above the roof of the Boice and Bell building. Besides, he was seen at the door of the ballroom early in the evening.
The thud of the boy's fall roused Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Meek, who lived in apartments openig upon the airway, and also Ben Richardson who has a room nearby. They rushed to the boy and a little later the boys who had been with Don arrived. A doctor was summoned and the unconsious boy was taken to the hospital.
It was found that the base of his skull had been fractured and that other injuries had been sustained in his head and body. From the time the physician examined him little hope for his recovery was entertained.
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Crawford's Weekly
Saturday, December 10, 1921
Norton, Virginia
DON JONES BURIED IN HIGHLANDS CEMETARY
FUNERAL SERVICE SIMPLE BUT BEAUTIFUL - ATTENDED BY A LARGE CROWD OF FRIENDS
Donald L. Jones, who died Sunday from injuries sustained in a fall into the airway of the Boice and Bell building Friday night, was buried in Highlands cemetery yesterday afternoon.
The services were conducted by the Rev. Jessee F. Benton at the Methodist Church. From there the long procession moved slowly to the cemetery where a large crowd of friends awaited. The last simple rites were held and the flower-covered casket lowered gently to its final resting place.
The Church was filled to capacity before the procession arrived. Hundreds of friends came and went in silence to pay their respects to the young Norton boy and his bereaved parents. When the casket was carried into the church there was no room for many, who had to wait at the door.
In the hushed silence Miss Media Shaw rendered a solo very effictively and the choir sang from the hymnal. Below the minister the casket was banked with flowers sent from friends all over Southwest Virginia.
At the cemetery waited those who could not get into the church.
Banner Jones, the father of Don, was unable to attend the funeral. He has been ill for some time and is confined to his bed. Mrs. Jones also was confined to her bed and unable to attend.
The pallbearers were Joe Zimmer, Horace Dixon, Cooper Kunkel, Frank Noel and Earl Johnson, all companions of the dead boy.
Don was 20 years and six months old, and was considered by many of his friends to be a boy of great promise.
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