JONES Wabash, May 9 - Wabash relatives of Eli E. Jones, 78, received word today of his death, which occurred early this morning at the Masonic Home at Franklin. Mr. Jones was a former resident of the southside here. Survivors include Lawrence Jones, Miss Deaylvia Jones and Mrs. Gaylord Nail, all of Wabash, as well as several other children. Funeral services will be held in Franklin at 2 o’clock on Saturday afternoon. Journal-Gazette, Fort Wayne, IN, May 10, 1940.