Extracted from The Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, MS)
Joe E. Jones Dies Wednesday
Joe Ernest Jones, 66, a resident of 3706 Liberty Street, died Wednesday night at the Baptist Hospital after an extended illness. He has been a resident of Jackson for the past two years and was a member of the Methodist church. He was born and reared in Grenada county and was a retired farmer.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Willie Isola Jones, Jackson; four sons, Ernest L. Jones, Belzoni, Gene R. and Travis H. Jones, both of Jackson, Steve Laverne Jones, Crinshaw; his mother, Mrs. Annie D. Pallerson [sic Patterson], Charleston; one brother, Fred Akins, Charleston; one sister, Mrs. Bessie Shook, Charleston; seven grandchildren also survive.
Funeral arrangements are still incomplete. The body will be at the family residence until service time with Baldwin Funeral Home in charge.
Thursday, December 13, 1956