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Evelyn Jones Smithson

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Birth	:	24 Sep 1904 Fort Spring, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Death	:	5 Dec 1972 Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Burial	:	Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA
Coordinate	:	37.7334700, -80.6520800
Description	:	Post-Herald - Wednesday, December 06, 1972, Beckley, West Virginia Alderson Woman Dies; Rites Slated ALDERSON (MS) - Mrs. Evelyn Jones Smithson of Alderson died Tuesday morning in a Ronceverte WV hospital after a long illness. She was owner of the Greenbrier Valley Antique Shop in Alderson, member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Women's Club, Home and Literature and Civic Department, and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Born at Fort Spring, she was a daughter of the late Willard R. and Alda Hedrick Jones. Survivors include her husband, Ashby Smithson; three brothers, Earl E. of Clearwater, Fla., W. Roscoe Jones of Annandale, Va.,... Read More	Post-Herald - Wednesday, December 06, 1972, Beckley, West Virginia Alderson Woman Dies; Rites Slated ALDERSON (MS) - Mrs. Evelyn Jones Smithson of Alderson died Tuesday morning in a Ronceverte WV hospital after a long illness. She was owner of the Greenbrier Valley Antique Shop in Alderson, member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church, Women's Club, Home and Literature and Civic Department, and United Daughters of the Confederacy. Born at Fort Spring, she was a daughter of the late Willard R. and Alda Hedrick Jones. Survivors include her husband, Ashby Smithson; three brothers, Earl E. of Clearwater, Fla., W. Roscoe Jones of Annandale, Va., and Virgil of Clarksville, Tenn.; one sister, Mrs. Nellie Moran of Charleston; five nephews and one niece. Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Johnson Memorial United Church with Rev. N. W. Looney in charge. Burial will be in Alderson Cemetery. Friends may call at Lobban Funeral Home in Alderson after 3:30 p.m. today and the family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m.The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. More on Evelyn by her cousin, hawk41: Evelyn spent the early years of childhood on her parents' farm on Muddy Creek Mountain, just north of the McVey Old Mountain Cemetery. The family moved to Alderson, where she graduated from Alderson High School and attended Alderson Junior College. She was a teacher for a few years; was employed by the Federal Institution (Prison) for Women at Alderson; and was Superintendent of the WV State Prison for Women, Pence Springs WV, 1957-1961. She had rheumatic fever in childhood, resulting in severe damage to her heart. She was told by her doctors that she should never bear children, and did not marry until late in life. Her first husband was Gordon Smithson; after his death, she married his brother, Ashby Dale Smithson.

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Where is Evelyn Jones Smithson's memorial?
Evelyn Jones Smithson's memorial is located at: Alderson Cemetery, Alderson, Greenbrier County, USA.
When did Evelyn Jones Smithson death?
Evelyn Jones Smithson death on 5 Dec 1972 in Ronceverte, Greenbrier County, West Virginia, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Evelyn Jones Smithson's memorial?
Latitude: 37.7334700
Longitude: -80.6520800

Family Members:

Parent

Willard Richard Jones

(1873 - 1962)

Alda Christine Hedrick Jones

(1879 - 1941)

Spouse

Gordon Charles Smithson

(1892 - 1952)

Ashby Dale Smithson

(1907 - 1983)

Siblings

William Roscoe “Ross” Jones

(1912 - 1990)

Virgil Venton Jones

(1915 - 1996)

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