The owner of funeral homes in Cresson and Mount Union has purchased Jones Funeral Home. The business at 1222 13th Ave., which had been in the Jones family since 1915, was recently purchased by ...

Jay E. Jones, 70 of Youngstown, died unexpectedly early Sunday morning, February 2, at St. Elizabeth’s Health Center in ...

A longtime Altoona funeral director has decided it’s time to retire. Robert M. “Bob” Jones Jr., 79, owner and director of Jones Funeral Home, 1222 13th Ave., will complete his career on May 31.

“It was really some experience,” Jones said. “Gunshot wounds and stuff like that, blown away limb’s arms and legs.” This is ...