JAMES M. JONES
WILLIAM H. PHILLIPPE
Sapulpa Herald,
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
08-23-1994
TWO BRISTOW MEN DIE IN SEPARATE TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
Two Bristow men have died in separate traffic accidents. One accident apparently occurred last Tuesday but was not discovered until Monday evening when a local resident found the grisly scene near Kellyville.
Dead are James M. Jones, 27, and William H. Phillippe, 75. Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Bennie Chapman said that Jones apparently died of massive head and chest injuries in an accident believed to have happened about six days ago.
Chapman said Jones' 1982 Chevrolet pick-up was found 6 miles west of Kellyville on Oklahoma 66.
The wrecked vehicle was located about 40 feet down an embankment and was horseshoed around a tree. It appeared that Jones died instantly, the trooper said.
Chapman said that OHP troopers are trained to search the sides of the roads they patrol. In this accident, the vehicle was so far off the road and obscured by the underbrush that it couldn't be seen.
Family members told the OHP they last saw Jones the morning of Aug. 16 when he left home for his job in Tulsa. Family members filed a missing person's report last Friday.
Typed by Lee Ann Collins
Jones, James Michael
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
08-23-1994
Picture of accident
Grisly Discovery
A rural Creek County resident Monday evening found the pick-up containing the body of James M. Jones, 27, Bristow, six miles west of Kellyville. According to Oklahoma Highway Patrol Trooper Bennie Chapman, the accident probably occurred Tuesday night or Wednesday morning. Trees and underbrush obscured the wreck scene from passing vehicles. (Herald Staff Photo by Bob Sherrill)
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
08-23-1994
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Services for James Michael Jones, 27, who died Aug. 16, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Chapel, Sapulpa.
Officiating will be the Rev. Glen Hood and burial will be at the Bristow Cemetery. Smith Funeral Home will direct the services.
Jones was born Aug. 13, 1967 in Sapulpa. He was a graduate of Kellyville High School and was married to Lisa Edmister Oct. 23, 1989 in Sapulpa.
He was a truck driver for Alliance Transportation and a member of the Ramrock Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife Lisa, of the home, and parents James and Anne Jones, Sapulpa. He also leaves three sons, Sean, Tony and Josh.
Other survivors include sisters Elizabeth Beamis, Bristow and Chrissey Miles, Sapulpa. Also surviving are grandparents Paul Jones, Odessa, Tex., and Bertella Freeman, Sapulpa.
Sapulpa Herald
Sapulpa, Creek County, Oklahoma
08-25-1994
Funeral services for James Michael Jones were held at 2 p.m. today in the Smith Funeral Chapel with the Rev. Glen Hood officiating.
Interment was to follow in the Bristow City Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home.
Serving as casketbearers were Tod Heitt, Jim Shimp, Corky King, Paul Bussett, Shane Kelly, Mike Johnson and Mark Bridgeman.