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     Barbara Ann Jones was born on April 27, 1927 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.^2,3 As of May 4, 1946,her married name was Lower.³ She married Carl Robert Lower on May 4, 1946 at Indiana.^4,3,6

     James Edward Jones was buried at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.² He James Edward Jones, 86, longtime resident of New Port Richey, Florida, formerly of Wabash and Logansport, died Friday, May 1, 2015. Born August 15, 1928, in Wabash, Indiana, he was the son of Sherman and Elizabeth (Reed) Jones. He married Shirley Castle of Ridgefarm, IL, in 1951. She preceded him in death in 2008. Jim graduated from Wabash High School in 1946. He lettered in three sports at Wabash, football, basketball, and track, and he received the Gridiron Medal Award for student athlete his senior year. He then headed to Earlham College in Richmond, Indiana where he graduated with honors in physical education and was a four year varsity letter winner in both football and basketball, and ran track for one year. He was captain of the football team and won MVP his senior year. He also won the E.P. Trueblood Award for outstanding scholar/athlete at Earlham in 1950. Jim began his teaching and coaching career in Wabash, Indiana in 1950. From 1950-1954 he taught general science at Wabash Jr. High and coached Jr. High and freshman basketball as well as being varsity assistant in football and track. From 1954-1957 he taught physical education at Wabash High School and coached varsity basketball and continued assisting in football and track. In 1957 he earned a Master’s Degree from Ball State University. Jim then moved his family to Logansport in 1957 where he taught physical education and was head basketball coach there until 1969. He took Logansport to the Final Four in 1959 and 1961, won 11 sectional, 6 regionals, and two semi states. Jones coached basketball at IU Kokomo from 1969-1972 and then returned to Logansport High as Athletic Director in 1972 until he retired in 1991. During this time he initiated and implemented a girls’ program in nine sports and planned and coordinated physical education and athletic facilities for the new high school that was built. He was named North Central Conference coach of the year in 1958 and 1961 and Indiana High School Athletic Director of the Year in 1978. He was awarded the Charles Maas Distinguished Service Award in 1991. One of Jim’s proudest moments was being inducted into the Indiana Basketball Hall of Fame in 2000 as he was honored for his lifetime achievements as an athlete, coach, husband, father, grandfather, and friend. He was also inducted into the Earlham College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2002, the Wabash High School Athletic Hall of Fame in 2011, and was honored in the player division of the Indiana Football Hall of Fame. Jones spent the largest part of his life in Logansport where he was a past president and 30 year member of the Logansport Kiwanis Club. He was a member of Calvary Presbyterian Church in Logansport where he served as an elder, deacon, trustee, and president of the men’s club. He was an avid golfer enjoying many of his retirement days at the Rolling Hills Par 3 and Dykeman City course in Logansport and then in Florida where Jim and Shirley retired. Jim was also preceded in death by his brother Clifford Jones of Wabash and grandson Gregory Jones. He is survived by his sister Barbara (husband Bob) Lower of Kokomo and sister in law Lois Jones of Wabash. Also surviving are his four children and their spouses, Susan and Tom Carson of Tarpon Springs, FL; Dianne and Tom Pray of Seneca, SC; Carol and Mark Hirt of Greensburg, IN; and David and Sandy Jones of New Port Richey, FL., along with 10 grandchildren, Andrew Carson, Beth Carson Weinstein, Sarah Carson Alonso, Katie Carson Bernhardt, Matthew Pray, Krista Pray, Heather Hirt Koors, Devin Hirt, Amanda Jones, Jeffrey Jones, and 7 great grandchildren, Michael Carson, Avery Carson, Maggie Pray, Cecilia Pray, Alexandra Pray, Riley Alonso, Peyton Koors. Funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 9, 2015, at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 701 Spencer Street, Logansport, Indiana, with a luncheon to follow at the church. Full interment will be at 3:00 p.m. Saturday at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Indiana. Rev. Chuck Compton will officiate.² He was born on August 15, 1928 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.² He married Shirley Castle on February 2, 1951.^2,5,6 James Edward Jones died on May 1, 2015 at New Port Richey, Pasco Co., Florida, at age 86.²

     Lois M. Launder was buried at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.^3,2 She was born on August 3, 1926 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.^2,3 As of May 18, 1946,her married name was Jones.¹ She married Clifford Reed "Cliff" Jones, son of Sherman Miller Jones and Elizabeth Reed, on May 18, 1946 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.^1,2,3 Lois M. Launder died on August 17, 2019 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana, at age 93.³ She Lois M. Jones, 93, of Wabash, Indiana, died at 9:19 am, Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Wellbrooke of Wabash. She was born August 3, 1926, in Wabash, to Raymond and Mabel (Renner) Launder. Lois was a 1944 graduate of Wabash High School, attended Western College for Women in Oxford, Ohio, and Business School in Toledo, Ohio. She married Clifford R. Jones at the Wabash Presbyterian Church on May 18, 1946; he died August 1, 2007. She worked 2 years at American Rock Wool, as a switchboard operator. Lois was a member of the Wabash Presbyterian Church, Tri Kappa, the Womans Clubhouse Association, the Symposium Book Club, the Hospital Auxiliary, and the Wabash Order of the Eastern Star. She enjoyed playing bridge, playing cards, and working crossword puzzles. Lois was a loving professional mom. She is survived by three children, Ronald (Nancy) Jones of Punta Gorda, Florida, Judy (Dan) Risk and Nancy (Richard) Fisher, both of Wabash, five grandchildren, Leslie (Joe) Cohen of Fort Wayne, Indiana, Jennifer (Paul) Sacree of Sydney, Australia, Kate (Mike) Shocklee of Fishers, Indiana, Matthew (Hillary) Risk of Noblesville, Indiana, and Christy (Troy) Andrews of Somerset, Indiana, seven great-grandchildren, Samuel Cohen and Jacob Cohen, both of Fort Wayne, Cooper Shocklee and Hudson Shocklee, both of Fishers, Rowynn Andrews and Josey Andrews, both of Somerset, and Harper Edin Sacree of Sydney, Australia, and her sister, Linda Bryant of Venice, Florida. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and her brother, Mark Launder. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Friday, August 23, 2019, at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Avenue, Wabash, with Rev. Jonathan Cornell officiating. Burial will be in Falls Cemetery, Wabash. on August 19, 2019.³

     Carl Robert Lower was born on December 21, 1923 at Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.² He married Barbara Ann Jones, daughter of Sherman Miller Jones and Elizabeth Reed, on May 4, 1946 at Indiana.^1,2,3

     Shirley Castle was buried at Falls Cemetery, Wabash, Wabash Co., Indiana.³ She was born on May 20, 1929 at Ridgefield, McHenry Co., Illinois.^3,2 As of February 2, 1951,her married name was Jones.³ She married James Edward Jones, son of Sherman Miller Jones and Elizabeth Reed, on February 2, 1951.^1,3,2 Shirley Castle died on February 26, 2008 at New Port Richey, Pasco Co., Florida, at age 78.^3,2 She Shirley Castle Jones, 78, Trinity, Fla., formerly of Logansport, died at 6:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2008, in Hernando Pasco Hospice Center, New Port Richey, Fla. She was born on May 20, 1929, in Ridgefield, Ill., to George and Ruth (Fletcher) Castle. She married James E. Jones on Feb. 2, 1951. He survives in Trinity, Fla. She was a kindergarten teacher in the Logansport public schools. From 1966 to 1981, she taught at Washington Elementary School and Jefferson Elementary School, and from 1981 to 1991 at Daniel Webster School. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Earlham College, Richmond, in 1951. She earned a Master of Science degree in education from Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne. She was a past president of AGLOW and was a prayer warrior who loved her family and friends. Surviving are three daughters and sons-in-law, Susan and Tom Carson, Tarpon Springs, Fla., Dianne and Tom Pray, Naperville, Ill., and Carol and Mark Hirt, Greensburg; a son and daughter-in-law, J. David and Sandy Jones, New Port Richey, Fla; sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary Walthall, Indianapolis, Charlotte Neal, Tempe, Ariz., Gwen and Keith Heaton, Roseville, Ill., and Dorothy and Fred Majors, Ridgefarm, Ill; two brothers and sisters-in-law, David and Ellie Castle, Americus, Ga., and Jack Clark, and his wife, Dora, Orange, Calif; grandchildren, Andrew Carson, Beth Carson, Sarah Carson, Katie Carson, Matthew Pray, Krista Pray, Heather Hirt, Devin Hirt, Amanda Jones and Jeffrey Jones; great-grandson, Michael Carson; and numerous nieces and nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews. She was a preceded in death by her brother, Robert Castle, and her grandson, Gregory Jones. Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 1, 2008, at Calvary Presbyterian Church, 701 Spencer St., Logansport, with a luncheon to follow at the church. The Rev. Doug Mankell and Dr. David Castle will officiate. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, March 1, at Falls Cemetery, Wabash. on February 28, 2008.²

     His Social Security Number was 226-94-8479.³ Matthew Dwayne Manning Esq. was buried at Manning-Robertson Cemetery, on Wolf Creek, Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.² He was born on October 26, 1970 at Roanoke, Virginia.^3,2 He died on June 3, 2005 at Las Vegas, Clark Co., Nevada, at age 34.^3,2 He Matthew Dwayne Manning, 34 of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Narrows, died Friday, June 3, 2005 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident in Las Vegas. He was born in Roanoke on October 26, 1970, and was the only child of J.W. and Betty Lynn Robertson Manning of the Wolf Creek community near Narrows. Matthew graduated from Fishburne Military School located in Waynesboro, Va., in 1988. He was a graduate of Clemson University and Drake Law School. He resided in Las Vegas, Nev., for the past seven years where he practiced law as a partner of the Hofland/ Manning Attorneys at Law. He was also co-owner of Texas BBQ in Las Vegas. In addition to his mother and father, Matthew is survived by his aunt, Rebecca Lewis Smith and husband John, of Wolf Creek; a first cousin, Jennifer Marie Lewis of Las Vegas; also an Aunt, Mary Manning Hogan and husband, John of Okeechobee, Fla; and two cousins, Robert Hogan, Summersville, S.C. and Christopher Hogan of Roanoke, Va. Funeral services are scheduled for Friday, June 10, 2005 at 11 a.m. at Kathleen Memorial United Methodist Church with Rev. David Atkinson officiating. Burial will follow in the Manning /Robertson Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Chuck Robertson, Gary Robertson, Barry Williams, Tony Robertson, Tim Robertson, and Brian Frazier. The family will receive friends at Riffe's Funeral Service in Narrows Thursday from 6 to 9 p.m. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that contributions be made to Fishburne Military School for a scholarship in memory of Matthew . Please note on the check, the Matthew D. Manning , Esq. Memorial Scholarship in care of Fishburne Military School, c/o Debbie Todd; P.O. Box 988; Waynesboro, Va. 22980. Online condolence messages to the family can be sent to www.riffes.com. on June 9, 2005.²