Funeral Home Records Index
The Jones & Jones Funeral Home records were donated to WAGS by J&J Director Eldon Hawkins. When Jones & Jones merged with Betts Funeral Service, there was no room for the records, and WAGS was thrilled to acquire them. Archiving with acid-free paper and folders and indexing the records was a meticulous seven-year project. There are over 27,000 records which include the years 1906-2001 for Jones & Jones of Wenatchee, Kuelbs or Braun Funeral Home of Cashmere, Waterville Funeral Home of Waterville and a few Wards Funeral Chapel of Leavenworth. Contents of the files vary; they may include just the funeral card with or without parents, dates, places, etc. Other records may include death certificates, obituaries, gift lists, military records, etc.
(Thanks to Mark Biehler of the Museum for advising us on handling archival materials. And thanks to these WAGS members for their many hours of work: Dick Banning, Bob Berkley, Joanne Calhoun, Edith Clarida, Jane Dunbar, Pat McLaren, Sharon Paine and Ida Wheeler.)
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