After an illness that extended over several years, Jennie Lora (Travis) Jones died in their home early in the morning on Monday, January 17, 1944. It was only one week before her 55th birthday. She was buried at the Sumner Cemetery in Sumner, Illinois.
Just two months after her death, son Bill was drafted into World War II. Callie and Bill exchanged many letters during the war which Callie kept in a scrapbook along with newspaper clippings and other mementos. He gave this scrapbook to Bill upon his return from the war.
Callie remained very close with his son, Bill, and was thrilled when his only grandchild, Jeffrey Alan Jones, was born on November 18, 1953.
Following a four month long illness, William Calvin Jones Sr. passed away on June 30, 1958 at the age of 71. He was buried next to his wife, Jennie, at the Sumner Cemetery in Sumner, Illinois.
Callie and grandson Jeffrey, Christmas 1953
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