`remains Of The Day' 
Is A Sad, Yet Superb, Tale

Adam Sikora, 2, Of Nanticoke, Unwraps A Christmas Present That Santa Clausgave 
To Him Saturday. The Wilkes-barre East Rotary Club Made Sure Santa Claus Was 
Present To Pass Out Gifts To 32 Children At Wvia-tv Studios In Jenkins 
Township.

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William Jones &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Dec. 18, 1993 &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; William A. Jones, Captain, U.S.M.C. Ret., 65, of Sprucewood Drive, Laflin, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 died Saturday in Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains
TownshipBorn Feb. 26, 1928, in Parsons, he was the son of Gladys Squance
Jones, of Burlington, Wisc., and the late Willard H. Jones. He was a 1946
graduate of Coughlin High School. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He enlisted in the Marine Corps during World War II and spent 24 years in
the service, retiring Aug. 1, 1969 with the rank of captain. He was later
employed for a number of years with the Pennsylvania State Bureau of
Employment Security as an interviewer. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He and his wife, the former Elberta J. Yeeles, would have celebrated their
43rd wedding anniversary, Jan. 2, 1994. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 He was a member of the First Presbyterian Church, Wilkes-Barre. He was also
a member of Blue Lodge, Cherry Point, N.C.; New Bern Scottish Rite, New Bern,
N.C.; Irem Temple, AAONMS; and Parsons American Legion, Post 199. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Surviving, in addition to his mother and his wife, are sons, Willard H.,
Scottsville, N.Y.; William A., Nevada; Robert A., Hudson; Brian G., Laflin;
daughters, Mrs. Barbara Buchanan, Churchville, Md.; Mrs. Diane Hoffman,
Newport Beach, Calif.; Mrs. Dawn Elmy, Parsons; 11 grandchildren; one
great-granddaughter; sister, Mrs. Shirley Shiffer, Burlington, Wisc. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 The U.S. Marine Corps Reserve Training Center WERS-47, Wyoming, will
conduct a military funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday from the E. Blake Collins Funeral
Home, 159 George Ave., Wilkes-Barre. Services will be conducted by the Rev.
Robert Zanicky, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Hanover Township. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 Friends may call 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday. &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; 
 In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the First
Presbyterian Church, 97 S. Franklin St., Wilkes-Barre 18701, or to the Parsons
Welsh Baptist Church, 224 Austin Ave., Wilkes-Barre 18705.

William Jones 
Dec. 18, 1993 
William A. Jones, Captain, U.s.m.c. Ret., 65, Of Sprucewood Drive, Laflin, 
Died Saturday In Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.

William Jones Dec. 18, 1993 William A. Jones, Captain, U.s.m.c. Ret., 65, Of Sprucewood Drive, Laflin, Died Saturday In Geisinger Wyoming Valley Medical Center, Plains Township.