Weldon Jones Obituary*

Danville Commercial News Feb. 10, 1973
*Attica, Ind. - Weldon "shorty" Jones, 71, of Attica Route 1, died at 3:30 p.m. Friday (Feb. 9, 1973) at his home. He had been ill for 11 years and seriously ill for three weeks.
Born Sept. 23, 1901 at Tilton, Ill., he was the son of Charles and Elizabeth Jones.
He married Elizabeth Jackson on March 8, 1926 in Attica. She survives.
He had been a resident of Attica for 20 years and had previously lived in Indianapolis 32 years where he owned and operated a tavern.
He attended school at Tilton and was a member of the Attica Christian Church.
Survivors also include two sons, ________ of Zionsville and ________ of Indianapolis; two sisters, Mrs. Paul (Wilma) Carr of Attica and Mrs. Zelva Erickson of Oak Park, Ill.; a brother, Ernest Jones of Allen Park, Mich.; nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by three brothers.
Services will be at 2 p.m. EST Monday at the Dale Maus Funeral Home, with the Rev. Harry C. Randolph officiating. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery. Visitation will be after 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.