Dempsey Cemetery
Grimes, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma
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 Ophelia & Roscius Jones Sr wedding Photo (1/17/1904)  Anniversary photo Photos © Vicki Corbin |
Obit for Roscius Sr posted by Vicki Corbin
Roscius Bruce Jones, pioneer farmer and rancher of western Oklahoma died at home in Reydon following a long illness.
Mr. Jones came to western Oklahoma in 1899 and settled
at Cheyenne. In 1901 he homesteaded on a farm 11 miles north of the Roger Mills
County seat. In 1918 he moved to Dempsey and lived in that community until 1942
when he went to Reydon to make his home. He has been a member of the Baptist
church since 1902. Mr. Jones was born in Navarro County, Texas on June 11, 1871.
He married Ophelia E. Maltby on January 17, 1904.
He is survived by his wife, of
the home address at Reydon, five daughters, Mrs. Daniel Allen of Sweetwater,
Mrs. Drew Giddens of Spearman, Texas, Mr. A.W. Reeder of Amarillo, Texas, Mrs.
Ray Mills of Myrtle Point, Oregon, and Mrs. Carl Lewis of Oklahoma City; five
sons, Homer of Inglewood, California, R.B. Jr., Washington, D.C., Sam, stationed
in Hawaii, Herb of Bridgeville, California, and W.R. Dumas, Texas; 35
grandchildren and two great grandchildren. Other survivors include three sister,
Mrs. Cora Woods of Sayre, Mrs. Agnes Kendall of Cheyenne, and Mrs. Ruth Slater
of Blooming Grove, Texas, and a brother, Rhett Jones of Roll.
A son and a daughter preceded him in death.
Services were held at the Reydon community building with Rev. Horace Woodard and Rev. Lynn Heard officiating.
Interment was in the Dempsey Cemetery, Dempsey, Roger Mills County, Oklahoma.
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