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Joseph Jayne

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Joseph Jayne

Birth
Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
11 Apr 1936 (aged 37)
Paintsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Staffordsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Son of John W. and Cora (Blanton) Jayne. Husband of Mary Cantrell.JAYNE RITES HELD SUNDAY
Large Crowds Attend Funeral of Gun Victim
Funeral services were held Sunday for Joe Jayne at Old Union Church at Staffordsville. One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral was present for the funeral and burial. Services were in charge of Rev. F. F. Rigsby, Rev. Winfrey Meek and other ministers of the United Baptist Church. Jayne was fatally shot at Paintsville Saturday, April 4, 1936, by Harry Adams, ex- Sheriff of Johnson County, and died at the Golden Rule Hospital on Saturday, April 11, one week after the shooting. Before his death Jayne professed faith in the Christian religion and was converted. He told members of the family he did not fear death and was ready to go. Mr. Jayne is survived by his father and mother, several brothers and sisters, a wife and a number of children. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Mountain Furniture Company. Burial was made in the family cemetery at Staffordsville.

Paintsville Herald
April 16, 1936

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Son of John W. and Cora (Blanton) Jayne. Husband of Mary Cantrell.JAYNE RITES HELD SUNDAY
Large Crowds Attend Funeral of Gun Victim
Funeral services were held Sunday for Joe Jayne at Old Union Church at Staffordsville. One of the largest crowds ever seen at a funeral was present for the funeral and burial. Services were in charge of Rev. F. F. Rigsby, Rev. Winfrey Meek and other ministers of the United Baptist Church. Jayne was fatally shot at Paintsville Saturday, April 4, 1936, by Harry Adams, ex- Sheriff of Johnson County, and died at the Golden Rule Hospital on Saturday, April 11, one week after the shooting. Before his death Jayne professed faith in the Christian religion and was converted. He told members of the family he did not fear death and was ready to go. Mr. Jayne is survived by his father and mother, several brothers and sisters, a wife and a number of children. Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Mountain Furniture Company. Burial was made in the family cemetery at Staffordsville.

Paintsville Herald
April 16, 1936

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Inscription


Farewell friends, yet
not farewell, Where I
am, ye too shall
dwell.



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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31043565/joseph-jayne: accessed ), memorial page for Joseph Jayne (18 Dec 1898–11 Apr 1936), Find a Grave Memorial ID 31043565, citing Jayne Memorial Cemetery, Staffordsville, Johnson County, Kentucky, USA; Maintained by Brenda Goldy (contributor 46953051).