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John Ransom Jones, 90
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Mr. John Ransom Jones, 90, of McMinnville, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at NHC Health Care in McMinnville. He was born Dec. 11, 1934, in McMinnville, was a retired material handler with the Oster Corporation, preacher of the Gospel, veteran of the US Army, and member of Pearls of Christ Church. Mr. Jones was preceded in death by parents, Wesley Brown and Maudie Earlene Jaco Jones; son, Ransom Jones; and sisters, Billie Marie Weddington and Ruth Lee Patterson.
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Emma Jean Hoover, 96
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McMinnville resident and Warren County native Emma Jean Hoover, age 96, was born March 10, 1929 and died March 13, 2025 at her residence following an extended illness. A retired employee of Findlay and member of Westwood Church of Christ, she was the daughter of the late Bryan Jennings and Myrtle Farless Nelson. She was married Nov. 29, 1947 to Harold Ross Hoover who preceded her in death on Jan. 21, 2025. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by brothers, J.B. Nelson, Wallace Nelson, Wesley Nelson, Everett Nelson and Leslie Nelson and sisters, Thelma Melton, Geraldine Webb and Ruth Taylor.
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