Heavener Ledger
Heavener, LeFlore Co., OK
Aug 31, 1995
page 15

Vernie Jones, 77, of Spiro died Friday, Aug. 25, 1995, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was a retired coal miner and truck driver. He was a member of the Panama Nazarene Church in Panama.

Graveside service was Aug 29, at Gill Cemetery.

He is survived by a daughter, Donna Strites of Van Buren; two stepdaughters, Pat Reed of Alma and Lillie Houk of Bonanza; two sons, Ben of Van Buren and Jim of Tulsa; a sister, Cleo Garrison of Van Buren; a brother, Ben Jones of Van Buren; 12 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren.