Lucy Grace Harris and George Franklin Jones

GEORGE FRANKLIN JONES was born November 23, 1896,⁴⁵⁶ and died September 30, 1960.⁴⁵⁶ He is buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.⁴⁵⁶

He married LUCY GRACE HARRIS on November 25, 1917 in Como, Panolo, Mississippi,⁵¹⁸² daughter of LUCY ELIZA SHEDD and WILLIAM MITCHEL HARRIS. She was born July 21, 1895 in Mississippi, and died January 11, 1971 in Spanish Fort, Baldwin, Alabama.⁵¹⁸⁴ She is buried in Pine Crest Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.^{5183, 456}

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Children of LUCY GRACE HARRIS and GEORGE FRANKLIN JONES:

GEORGE FRANKLIN JONES, b. September 12, 1919, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama;^{456, 5185} m. MAE BELLE; d. September 12, 1984, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.^{456, 5185}
LAURA VIRGINIA JONES, b. December 14, 1921;⁴⁵⁶ m. GROVER ANTHONY MALLINI; d. February 17, 2005;⁴⁵⁶ bur. Catholic Cemetery, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama.⁴⁵⁶

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Lucy G. Harris

was a member of the Spanish Fort Methodist Church, Baldwin County, Alabama. ⁵¹⁸³
was a member of the St. Francis Street United Methodist Church, Mobile, Mobile, Alabama. ⁵¹⁸³

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Lucy Grace Harris was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star.⁵¹⁸³

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Columbus Commercial, December 2, 1917⁵¹⁸²

Jones—Harris.

Miss Lucy Grace Harris and Mr. G. F. Jones were married November 25 at the residence of the bride's brother, Mr. G. C. Harris, at Como, Miss.

The bride is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Harris, of Steens, and the groom is the son of Mrs. Angelo Jones, who resides near Steens.

After the ceremony the happy couple left for Memphis for a week's visit, after which they will be at the lovely country home of Mr. Harris near Columbus.

The couple has countless friends who wish them a long and happy live.

Obituaries

Mobile Register, January 11, 1971⁵¹⁸³

JONES

Mrs. Grace Harris Jones—Widow of G. Frank Jones, Sr., a native of Steens, Miss., and a resident of Spanish Fort, Ala., died at her residence, 5 Rebel Road, Spanish Fort, Ala., Sunday, January 10, 1971. She was a member of Order of the Eastern Star, Spanish Fort Methodist Church, St. Francis Street Methodist Church prior to moving to Spanish Fort, other religious and civic organizations. She is survived by her son, G. Frank Jones, Jr. of Mobile, Ala.; one daughter, Mrs. Laura Virginia Mallini of Spanish Fort, Ala.; three brothers, W. C. Harris of Long Beach, Calif., Gid Harris of Moss Point, Miss., and Sidney S. Harris of Fullerton, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Townsend of Columbus, Miss., Mrs. Annette Sheffield of Columbus, Miss., and Mrs. Nep Weathers of Steens, Miss.; five grandchildren, Mrs. Virginia Crabtree of Atlanta, Ga., Anthony (Tony) Mallini of Colubmus, Ga., Tommy Mallini of Minot, North Dakota, Mrs. Lucy Bethea of Dauphin Island, Ala., and Miss Linda Mallini of Spanish Fort, Ala.; two great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and other relatives. Funeral services will be held from the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home Tuesday, jan 12, 1971, at 1 p.m. with interment in Pine Crest Cemetery. Visitation will be held at 5 p.m. Monday, January 11, 1971. Funeral arrangements by Radney Funeral Home, 3155 Dauphin Street Extension, west of Sage Avenue.

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Mobile Register, January 11, 1971⁵¹⁸⁴

Two Persons Burned To Death In Spanish Fort House Blaze

By BERNARD SULLIVAN and HARRY McDONNEL
Associated Press Writer

SPANISH FORT, Ala.—Fire swept through a residence on Rebel Road here early Sunday morning, killing two persons and destroying the home.

Miss Jane Mallini, 16, and her grandmother, Mrs. Grace Jones, 74, died in their bedrooms. The girl's mother, Mrs. Virginia Mallini, owner of the home, was in Atlanta when the fire occurred.

Miss Mallini and Mrs. Jones were the only occupants of the house when the fire occurred, according to information given by the Spanish Fort Volunteer Fire Department.

Volunteer Fire Chief Bobby Wilson said Mrs. George Atkins, a neighbor of the Mallini's, saw the fire just after 1 a.m. and told her husband, who went to the home and broke open a back door.

TOO STRONG

But, Wilson said, the flames and smoke in the home were too strong and all Atkins could do was turn in the alarm, which was received at 1:45 a.m. When members of the department got there, Wilson said, the house was completely involved; and the firemen, knowing there were two people inside, tried to keep the flames confined to the front of the house.

Wilson said the cause of the fire is undetermined, but circumstances indicate that it started in the attic over the center portion of the L-shaped house.

He said the fire probably smouldered in the attic for some time and then broke through the living room ceiling, supplying air to the attic and causing the flames to burst out.

He added that in all probability portions of the ceiling in the hall leading to the bedrooms collapsed, cutting off escape from the back bedrooms.

Wilson noted that the height and construction of the crank-open windows would have made them extremely difficult to get out of.

Wilson said firemen found Miss Mallini under her bed. The girl's grandmother, he said, was found in another bedroom on the floor beside the bed.

A family friend said Miss Mallini had returned from a date not long before the fire was assumed to have started and probably had not gone to sleep. He also said that Mrs. Jones was an invalid, having been ill for some time.

The deaths and the destruction of the $35,000 home is the third tragedy to come to the family in recent years. Neighbors say the Mallini's were burned out of a home in Mobile in 1964. Grover Mallini, husband of Mrs. Mallini, died only months ago. Forrest Little, a resident of Spanish Fort Estates and ex-vice president of the Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce, has started a Virginia Mallini Fund to help the family with expenses. The first National Bank of Fairhope will be trustee for the funds.

There will be a double funeral service for the victims. Radney Funeral Home in Mobile has announced services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday from their chapel.

Joint funeral services for Mrs. Jones and Miss Mallini will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Radney Funeral Home. Burial for Mrs. Jones will be in Pine Crest Cemetery, and for Miss Mallini, in Catholic Cemetery.

Mrs. Jones was a member of the Spanish Fort Methodist Church and was a former member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was a native of Columbus, Miss.

Survivors include a son, G. Frank Jones Jr., Mobile; three brothers, W. C. Harris, Long Beach, Calif., Gid Harris, Moss Point, Miss., Sidney S. Harris, Fullerton, Calif.; three sisters, Mrs. Minnie Townsend, Columbus, Miss., Mrs. Annette Shuffield, Columbus, Miss., and Mrs. Nep Weathers, Steens, Miss.; five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Miss Mallini's survivors include, her mother, Mrs. Laura Virginia Mallini; three sisters, Mrs. Virginia Crabtree, Atlanta, Mrs. Lucy Bethea, Dauphin Island, and Miss Linda Mallini, Spanish Fort; and two brothers, Grover Anthony Mallini Jr., Columbus, Ga., and George Thomas Mallini, Minot, N.D.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
June 29, 1900⁴⁵⁷⁵	Lebanon, Lowndes, Mississippi	William Mitchel Harris Lucy Eliza Shedd Minnie Bess Harris George Cornelius Harris Sam Reese Harris Lucy Grace Harris Mary Annette Harris
May 23, 1910¹⁰⁴¹	Mt. Vernon, Lowndes, Mississippi	William Mitchel Harris Lucy Eliza Shedd Lucy Grace Harris Mary Annette Harris William Clarence Harris Gid Bell Harris Neppie Lee Harris Sydney Shedd Harris
January 7, 1920²⁶⁵⁴	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama	Lucy Grace Harris George Franklin Jones George Franklin Jones
April 2, 1930⁵¹⁸⁷	Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama	Lucy Grace Harris George Franklin Jones George Franklin Jones Laura Virginia Jones
April, 1940⁵¹⁸⁶	Mobile, Mobile, Alabama	Lucy Grace Harris George Franklin Jones George Franklin Jones Laura Virginia Jones