Extracted from The News-Star (Monroe, LA)
Monday, January 19, 1970

Gorden Jones

OLLA (Special) -- Funeral services for Gorden (Deacon) Jones, 61, of Olla, were held at 2 p.m. today at the First Baptist Church here with the Rev. Gilbert Wade officiating.

Burial was in Olla Cemetery under direction of Riser and Son Funeral Home of Columbia.

Mr. Jones died Saturday afternoon at his home after an apparent heart attack.

Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Madge Jones of Olla; two sons, Gene Jones of Russelville, Ark. and Richard Jones of Olla; one daughter, Miss Madge Marie Jones of Olla; three sisters, Mrs. Millie Cupples of Olla, Mrs. Chloe Brown of Jonesville and Mrs. Myrtle Coleman of Alvin, Tex.; two brothers, O. L. Jones of Tyler, Tex. and O. T. Jones of Marshall, Tex.

Pallbearers were Bo McCartney, James Justiss, Ray Kelly, Dick Bradford, Robert Loe, Cleo Nicklos and Harry Harrison.