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Extracted from The Winn Parish Enterprise News-American (Winnfield, LA)
Travis M. Jones, Urania, Drowns, Funeral Monday
Travis M. Jones, 37, of Urania, drowned Saturday, August 22, 1970, at 5:30 p.m. about 75 yards from Harvey Bradford's camp on Kitterlin Bay.
According to the LaSalle Parish Sheriff's Office, Jones, who had a history of heart trouble, was standing up and fell over the side of the boat. He was fishing with his nephew.
The body was recovered at 7:40 p.m. in about eight feet of water by Jimmy Hebert and Harvey Joe Price.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irma Lee Jones of Urania; three sons, Dewayne Jones, Danny Ray Jones, and Travis Randy Jones, all of Urania; one sister, Mrs. Jesse Cloud of Urania, and his mother, Mrs. Janie Jones of Winnfield.
Funeral services were held at 3 p.m. Monday in Zion Hill Baptist Church near Olla. Burial was in the church cemetery under direction of Southern Funeral Home of Winnfield.
Thursday, August 27, 1970