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Bertram Oliver Jones

16 Aug 1909 – 7 Jun 1956

Birth16 Aug 1909
Death7 Jun 1956
CemeteryNorth Fairview Cemetery
Memphis , Hall County , Texas , USA
Added byMary Hubbard Miller on 15 Feb 2010
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Lightning Kills Bert O. Jones Funeral rites for Bert O. Jones, former Hall County farmer killed by lightning last Thursday afternnoon near Tulia, were conducted at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon in the First Baptist Church of Memphis. Rev. Elvis Pitts, pastor of the Newlin Baptist Church, officiated. Mr. Jones, 46 years old, was killed instantly by a bolt of lightning during a thunderstorm. At the time, he was operating a tractor to which a four-row planter was attached. His 17-year-old son, Ray, was driving another similarly equipped tractor a short distance away and saw the bolt strike his father. The youth was knocked from his machine but was able to get up. His father was knocked partially off his tractor and was dragged a short way before the machine ran into an irrigation ditch and was stopped. Ray went to a road that skirted the field and caught a ride to a farm house from where he telephoned for help. He was later treated at Swisher County Hospital in Tulia for shock and minor burns and was dismissed a few hours later. A native of Lampassas, Tex., Mr. Jones was born Aug. 16, 1909. He was married to Miss Vera Smith at Memphis, Dec. 22, 1928. The family lived in the Memphis area until 1953 when they moved to Swisher County. Mr. Jones was a member of the Baptist Church at Newlin. Among survivors are his wife; two sons, Ray and Kyle Jones; two daughters, Mrs. Dean Nolen of Tulia, and Mrs. Deaver Hamilton of Kress;s his parents, Mr. and Mrs. N.O. Jones; three brothers, Walker, Luther D. and Carlton Jones, all of Lampasas [sic]; a sister, Mrs. Sydney Addaway of Denver City, Tex.; and two grandchildren. Burial was in Fairview Cemetery, under direction of Wallace Funeral home of Tulia. Mr. Jones was the second South Plains farmer killed by lightning within less than a week. Lee Poteet, 64, was killed four days earlier while working eight miles northwest of Olton. (Published in The Memphis Democrat, Volume LXVI, Number 3, Memphis, Hall County, Texas, Thursday Afternoon, June 14, 1956, Page 1) ----- U.S. WWII Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 Name: Bertram Oliver Jones Gender: Male Race: White Age: 31 Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head) Birth Date: 16 Aug 1909 Birth Place: Lampasas, Texas, USA Residence Place: Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940 Registration Place: Memphis, Hall, Texas, USA Employer: C A Crow Weight: 146 Complexion: Dark Eye Color: Brown Hair Color: Brown Height: 5 11 Next of Kin: Vera Olivian Jones Household Members: Name Relationship Bertram Oliver Jones Self (Head) Vera Olivian Jones Wife Texas, Death Index, 1903-2000 Name: Beriram Oliver Jones Death Date: 7 Jun 1956 Death County: Swisher Certificate: 32977 Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982 Name: Bertram Oliver Jones Gender: Male Race: White Age: 47 Birth Date: 16 Aug 1909 Birth Place: Lampasas, Texas Residence: Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA Death Date: 7 Jun 1956 Death Place: Tulia, Swisher, Texas, USA Father: N O Jones Mother: Fannie Hatley Name: Bertram Oliver Jones Death date: 07 Jun 1956 Death place: Tulia, Rural Rt. 1, Swisher, Texas Gender: Male Race or color (on document): White Age at death: 47 years 9 months 21 days Birth date: 16 Aug 1909 Birthplace: Lampasas, Tx Marital status: Married Father's name: N.O. Jones Father's birthplace: Al Mother's name: Fannie Hatley Mother's birthplace: Tx Occupation: Farmer Residence: Tulia, Rural Rt. 1, Swisher, Texas Cemetery name: Memphis Burial place: Memphis, Tx Burial date: 09 Jun 1956

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