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Record # 12696
Title Rev
Last Name Jones
First Name Preston
Middle Name K
Nick Name
Maiden Name
Age 38
Death Date May. 30, 1889
Birth Date
Notes 1st name from cem index
Spouse
Burial Place

Forest Hill Cemetery (Eau Claire)
822 Emery Street, Eau Claire, WI 54701

Section: 45 through 50 Row: 5

Funeral Home
Source/Date

Eau Claire Daily Free Press 31 May 1889 p2, col 4; Eau Claire News 7 Jun 1889

The acronym is used followed by the date of the newspaper, the page or pages where the obituary is found, and occasionally the column. Examples:ECLT 2 May 1977 p2B is the Eau Claire Leader Telegram published on May 2, 1977. The obituary or death notice will be found on page 2B. ECWFP 5 Oct 1893 p1, col 4 is the Eau Claire Weekly Free Press published on October 5, 1893. The obituary will be found on column 4 of page 1.

Headstone

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Headstone Text (Monument-chain line & Odd Fellows & Seeing Eye) (south side) Rev./Preston K. Jones/died/May 30, 1889/aged 38 yrs 12 da/We miss thee from they place/A shadow oer our life is cast/We miss the sunshine of thy face/We miss thy kind and willing hand/Thy fond and earnest care/Our home is dark without thee/We miss thee everywhere./ (west side) Jones/Also P.K.J./ (small footstone, north side)Cemetery reading June 2001