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George Leonard Jones September 20, 2008 Breckinridge-Meade County KyArchives Obituaries

Meade County Messenger
George Leonard Jones, 92, died Sept. 20, 2008, at Breckinridge Memorial Hospital. He was born Feb. 25, 1916, in Irvington, one of eight children born to the late John and Lena Mae Jones. 

He was a farmer and carpenter, following in the footsteps of his father and grandfather, freed slave Oscar Miller. He drove mule teams for the Bandy farm and worked on construction projects from residences to highways and schools. 
When blacks received the right to vote, he helped register voters for the Democratic Party. He was a member of the Church of the Living God where he served as a deacon.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Lucille Wells Jones; four brothers, Lewis Jones, Jim Jones, John Jones and Bobby Jones; and three sisters, Lily Brown, Matlida Bowman and Clara Pendleton. 

Mr. Jones is survived by six daughters, Maxine (Marvin) Rowe, Irvington, Nell Sanderson, Radcliff, Rita Taylor, Louisville, Ora Jean Speight, Columbus, Ohio, Lisa Dubose, Las Vegas, Nev., and Debra Gardner, Germany; a son, Bernard Gardner, Louisville; 29 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services were held Sept. 24 from the Church of the Living God, Irvington. Burial was in Brooks Cemetery, directed by Alexander Funeral Home.



Submitted by: Robert McManaway
rmcmanaw@tampabay.rr.com



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