# 1 - - published in The Enterprise, 3/26/1925

OBITUARY

On Friday, March 20, 1925 death claimed Mrs. Donald Jones. The end was not unexpected as she had been a patient sufferer for many months.

Ethel Frances Bigelow was born in Blair, May 15, 1890 and at her death was thirty-five years, ten months and five days old.

She was educated in the Blair schools and following this she ?(unreadable word) in Sas Brothers’ store for two years.

She was married to Donald Jones on May 20, 1908 and to them two daughters were born, Dorothy aged sixteen years and Margaret, aged thirteen.

With the exception of a year spent in Oskaloosa, Iowa the deceased spent her entire life in Blair.

Mrs. Jones was a woman of cheerful, kindly disposition and with her husband and family spent many happy days but ill health overtook her and for the past year she has been failing rapidly, but she was conscious to the end and was able to know her loved ones to the last.

She will be missed by a large circle of friends and especially by the Royal Neighbors lodge of which she was an active member. Besides her husband and two daughters she leaves to mourn her death her mother, father and two sisters, Mrs. Ed Wolff and Mrs. Fred Nemetz.

Funeral services were held Sunday afternoon at the Methodist church with Rev. McProud officiating and interment made in the Blair cemetery.

# 2 - - published in The Pilot, 3/25/1925

After an illness of about a year, Mrs. Donald Jones passed away last Friday and the funeral service was held at the Methodist church at 2:30 o’clock Sunday afternoon. The large attendance at this service and the wealth of beautiful flowers told something of the friendships and affections she had made during her short life of almost thirty-five years. Ethel Frances Bigelow was born in this city May 15th, 1890, and grew to womanhood here. She attended the Blair schools but before she graduated she entered the employ of Sas Bros. store, where she worked for about two years. On May 29th, 1908, she was united in marriage to Donald Jones and, with the exception of a year spent in Oskaloosa, Ia., they have lived in Blair and vicinity ever since. She was cheerful and hopeful during her illness and was conscious upto almost her last breath, so was able to leave loving messages to her family and friends when she realized the end was near. She was an active member of the Royal Neighbors lodge and the officers of Myrtle Camp conducted their ritual burial service at the conclusion of the other service at the church. She is survived by her husband, two daughters, Dorothy, aged 16, and Margaret, aged 13, her father, F.S. Bigelow, her mother, Mrs. Sadie Johnson, and two sisters, Mrs. Ed Wolff and Mrs. Fred Nemetz. Also her aged grandmother, Mrs. G.P. Bigelow. The bereaved husband, children and family have the sincere sympathy of many friends and sweet memory of a good and faithful daughter, wife and mother.