MR. OWEN RHYS JONES. POULTNEY, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT.
The death of Owen R. Jones of Poultney, occurred Saturday morning at Ocean Grove, New Jersey.Mr. Jones had been in failing health for more than a year. He had been visiting his daughter Mrs. Freeman Roberts at Leonia, New Jersey, for several weeks and had been in Ocean Grove for the past two weeks.
He was taken with a hemorrhage and died within a few minutes.
He was born in Bethesda, Wales, and had resided in this country for more than thirty years. He was a deacon of the Welsh Presbyterian church of Poultney and took an active interest in all church affairs.
He leaves, bedises his wife, the above mentioned daughter, a son, David C. Jones of Springfield, Vermont and a brother, David Jones in England.
The funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon.
The Granville Sentinel ~ July 1st, 1937.
MR. OWEN RHYS JONES. POULTNEY, RUTLAND COUNTY, VERMONT.
Cafodd Eglwys Gymraeg Poultney golled anfesuradwy ym marw'r Blaenor Owen R. Jones. Bu seiat goffa nos Iau diwethaf, pryd y rhoddwyd teyrnged teilwng i'r brawd ymadawedig gan flaenoriaid ei eglwys a chan Richard Jones, South Poultney, a William Hughes (Cae Star), Middle Granville.Ganwyd y cyfaill ym Mhenybryn, Bethesda, Arfon, Gogledd Cymru, 68 mlynedd yn ol, yn fab i'r diweddar Rhys a Ann Jones. Ymfudodd o Gymry 32 mlynedd yn ol, gan gartrefu ym Mhoultney, lle mae llu o gyfeillion yn aros mewn galar. Nid oes ond un yn aros o'r teulu, ei frawd, Hugh Jones, Kirby, Lloegr.
Heddwch i'w lwch - Jane E. Thomas.