Mrs. Minerva Brookshire Jones, beloved wife of Earl Jones died at her home near Edgar Springs, July 16th 1932. She was in the 34th year of her age.

The deceased was the daughter of Mr. And Mrs. Joseph Brookshire. She was born in Phelps County. She was united in marriage with Mr. Earl Jones in October 1917. Two children were born to this union, who with their father survive. They are: Miss Lola Jones and Ada Jones. She is also survived by her mother, Mrs. Robert Jones, of Yancy Mills, 3 sisters and 2 brothers. They are: Mrs. Frank Schmiedeke and Robt. Brookshire of Morrisonville, IL; Mrs. Wm. Tyler, St. Louis; Miss Alma Brookshire and a half sister, Miss Virgie Jones all of Yancy Mills.

Mrs. Jones was a consistent member of the Church of God. She was a good neighbor, a devoted wife, and a loving mother.
Funeral services were held by Rev. Paul Glover last Sunday afternoon and interment took place at the Rhea cemetery.
Notice in obituary that Minerva's mother is Mrs Robert Jones, Minerva's father, Josiah Brookshire (sometimes referred to as Joseph), died in 1918. Earl A Jones, Minerva's husband, lost his mother, Sarah, in 1919. Earl and Minerva married in 1917, apparently Emma (Minerva's mother) and Robert (Earl's father) got to know each other through their children and married in 1922, the same day Emma's son Robert married. So Emma became Earl's step-mother as well as his mother-in-law and her daughter Minerva's step-mother-in-law. While Robert became Earl's step-father-in-law as well as his father and Minerva's step-father, as well as her father-in-law... I am unsure if Minerva's name was Mary Minerva or Minerva Mary, it is listed both ways in records, but she seemed to prefer Minerva, so we will leave that as her first name :-) D. Sullivan