Athens Weekly Review Feb. 23, 1933 
George Deen Jones

George Jones, 43, died suddenly at 4:10 o'clock Friday afternoon at the home of Joe Jagoein Denton, where he had gone for a visit. he had formerly been associated with Mr. Jagoe in abstract work at Denton.

Mr. Jones only recently returned to Athens after a serious illness in the government hospital at Alexandria, Louisiana. He appeared to be much improved in health and his death came as a surprise to his many friends.

The body was brought here early Saturday in a Carroll & Lehr ambulance.

Funeral services were held Saturday at 3 o'clock from the home of his brother, Earl Jones. The services were conducted by Rev. R. E. Connell, pastor of the First Methodist Church. Interment followed in the city cemetery.

Pall bearers named were Lawson Deen, Don Dickerson, Freman Spencer, Kendree Miller, Johnnie Pickens, Beatty Jones, Will Paul Jones, Bruce Hodge and Paul Gauntt.

George Dean Jones was a native citizen of Henderson county and although he had lived elsewhere part of the time he spent the greater part of his life in and near Athens. He was considered an authority on abstract work. He was born here on January 4, 1890. 

During the trouble with Mexico Mr. Jones served as a sergeant in Company H. Third Texas Infantry, with the punitive expedition until December, 1916. Later he went to Fort Worth to join the United States Army for the World War. He was turned down, however, because of physical disability but he persisted and was finally accepted and was sent to Camp Travis. He served in a number of Army Camps until after the Armistice. 

Those surviving include his wife, Mrs. Sarah Jones and daughter, Miss Sadeen Jones, three brothers, Ed Jones of Los Angeles, California; Johnnie Jones of Brechenridge and Earl Jones of Athens; one sister, Mrs. E. C. Baskin, of Ballinger. The deceased was the son of the late John S. Jones and Mrs. Georgia Jones.