TITLE:  Evans B. Jones

SOURCE:  Southern Christion Advocate, October 28, 1885

SUBMITTED BY:  Linda Merwald, April 26, 2001

FORMATTED BY:  Kim Grissom, Apr 2001

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"Jones,--Evan B. Jones died Oct. 1, 1885, aged 89 years, 3 months and 10 days.  He  was born
in Horry Co., SC. Trained by pious parents, he joined the Church in his youth, and was
appointed class-leader and steward of the Methodist Church, which positions he filled
with satisfaction, both to the society and the preachers in charge, for about 40 years,
when his health giving way, he was relieved of both.  He continued to attend upon all
the ordinances of the Church whenever he was able until a few years before his death.
His house was the preachers' home for 40 or 50 years.  He was kind and obliging to his
neighbors and hospitable to all.  He was counted by all knew him to be honest and
upright in all his dealings with everyone.  For a long time he served as magistrate.
Many of the old preachers, and especially those who have been with him, will no
doubt be glad to hear that he held out faithful to the last, and died as calmly as
an infant going to sleep, with a sweet smile upon his countenace.  He has left five
children -- three sons and two daughters -- to mourn their loss; yet we are satisfied
that our loss is his eternal gain.  Rev. W. B. Baker being at the celebration of his
birth-day, father requested him to preach his funeral sermon if he out-lived him.
-William H. Jones"

Transcribed November 16, 1981, by Brian E. Michaels, great-great-grandson of Evan B.
Jones, from a microprint of the obituary provided by Herbert Hucks, Jr., curator of
South Carolina Conference Methodist Church Archives, at Wofford College, Spartanburg,
South Carolina 29301.

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