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William Gath Jones

Birth	:	6 May 1881 Ohio, USA
Death	:	2 Jan 1962 Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial	:	Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.1525002, -86.7382965
Plot	:	Section: 15 Lot: 172 Space: 9
Description	:	(Published in “The Tennessean,” Nashville, Wednesday, January 3, 1962; page 19) School Founder W. G. Jones Dies William Gath Jones, 80, of 3507 Foxhall Road, a founder of Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science, died at his home yesterday after an illness of six months. Jones was president of the school for 30 years after it was founded. In 1950, he sold his interest to his partner, L. A. Gupton. He had been in retirement since then. He attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and was a graduate of the University of Chicago. He had lived in Nashville the last 60 years. A native of... Read More	(Published in “The Tennessean,” Nashville, Wednesday, January 3, 1962; page 19) School Founder W. G. Jones Dies William Gath Jones, 80, of 3507 Foxhall Road, a founder of Gupton-Jones School of Mortuary Science, died at his home yesterday after an illness of six months. Jones was president of the school for 30 years after it was founded. In 1950, he sold his interest to his partner, L. A. Gupton. He had been in retirement since then. He attended Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, and was a graduate of the University of Chicago. He had lived in Nashville the last 60 years. A native of Ohio, he was a son of Will and Elizabeth Jones. His father was an Oxford attorney. His great-grandfather came to the United States from England and moved to Ohio in a covered wagon. Jones was one of the first embalmers in the Nashville area. He was a past president of the Tennessee Funeral Directors Association. He was a communicant of the Cathedral of the Incarnation. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary J. Jones; a daughter, Mrs. R. E. Johnson, Richmond, Va.; and a son, W. Kennedy Jones, Nashville.

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William Gath Jones's memorial is located at: Calvary Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, USA.
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William Gath Jones death on 2 Jan 1962 in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
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Latitude: 36.1525002
Longitude: -86.7382965

Family Members:

Spouse

Mary Jane “Birdie” Kennedy Jones

(1883 - 1963)

Children

William Kennedy Jones

(1906 - 1963)

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