| ||||||||||
 
Dr. Ronald P. Rogers CHIROPRACTOR Support for your body's natural healing capabilities 270-384-5554 Click here for details 
  
Columbia Gas Dept. GAS LEAK or GAS SMELL Contact Numbers 24 hrs/ 365 days 270-384-2006 or 9-1-1 Call before you dig 
Visit ColumbiaMagazine's Directory of Churches Addresses, times, phone numbers and more for churches in Adair County Find Great Stuff in ColumbiaMagazine's Classified Ads Antiques, Help Wanted, Autos, Real Estate, Legal Notices, More... 
|
Jones estate endows LWC scholarship Green Co., KY residents LWC receives $200,000 from Estate of Walter Minton Jones, a Greensburg native and former Hart Co. Cooperative Extension agent COLUMBIA, KY - The kindness of a former Cooperative Extension agent will help Lindsey Wilson College students earn a college education. Lindsey Wilson has received more than $200,000 from the estate of the late Walter Minton Jones to establish a need-based scholarship for a Green County resident to attend Lindsey Wilson. Jones never attended Lindsey Wilson Jones, who was born in 1927 in Greensburg, KY, did not attend Lindsey Wilson. But his father, the late Willie Jones who was a farmer and auctioneer, was a trustee at the college in the 1930s and '40s. Dr. Luckey says Jones never forgot his roots "This act of kindness will have an impact on so many future Lindsey Wilson students from Southcentral Kentucky," said Lindsey Wilson President William T. Luckey Jr. "Because Mr. Jones never forgot his roots or where he came from, deserving area students will be able to earn a college degree from Lindsey Wilson." Jones died in 2003, on his birthday Jones died on his birthday, December 30, 2003, at the age of 76. His will first provided first for the needs of his wife, the late Lois Goodman Jones, who died in May 2008. After her death, the proceeds from his estate were divided between Lindsey Wilson and the Kentucky United Methodist Children's Home in Versailles. The Jones did not have any children. Jones spent most of his career as the agriculture Extension agent for Hart County. His wife taught school in Munfordville, KY. At the time of his death, Jones attended Longview United Methodist Church in Elizabethtown, KY. "He was a very nice man who was very committed to the children of the area, so I guess that is why he decided to set up the scholarship," said Linda W. Childress, Hart County Extension Office support staff member who worked with Jones. Sue Stivers recalls Jones as 'an outstanding agent' Jones was "an outstanding agent," said retired Adair County Family and Consumer Science Extension Agent Sue Stivers. "He was one of the most dedicated agents I have ever known," Stivers said. "Not only did he work with adults, but he always enjoyed working with the 4-H club members and other youth. Walter loved young people and they in return respected him highly. "He had a passion for education and always wanted to see youth follow the 4-H motto, 'To Make the Best Better.' This was exemplified in his estate by leaving money to help students get a good education at Lindsey Wilson." This story was posted on 2009-01-13 12:40:53
Printable: this page is now automatically formatted for printing.
Have comments or corrections for this story? Use our contact form and let us know.
More articles from topic News:
Adair Co. Board of Education Agenda, Jan. 15, 2009 meeting Gas Price Drumbeat: They are at it again! Garden Club meeting Jan. 22, 2009, at Chamber building Looking ahead: Two votes for wet/moist COF: Looking Ahead 2009. Put me down as Fer it Looking Ahead: Reader cites CDC research for staying Dry Fire causes major kitchen damage to Richards home Wonderful news: Snowball is home after nine days away WRH Auxiliary meets Monday, Jan. 19, 2009 REP. BAM CARNEY: Organizational session underway View even more articles in topic News |
 
115 Jamestown St. Columbia, KY. 270-384-2496 
  
   
 Provided by the Adair Co Fiscal Court and the Adair Co. Emergency Mgt. Agency 
|
||||||||
|
| ||||||||||
|
Quick Links to Popular Features
Looking for a story or picture? Try our Photo Archive or our Stories Archive for all the information that's appeared on ColumbiaMagazine.com. | ||||||||||
|
Contact us: Columbia Magazine and columbiamagazine.com are published by Linda Waggener and Pen Waggener, PO Box 906, Columbia, KY 42728. Please use our contact page, or send questions about technical issues with this site to webmaster@columbiamagazine.com. All logos and trademarks used on this site are property of their respective owners. All comments remain the property and responsibility of their posters, all articles and photos remain the property of their creators, and all the rest is copyright 1995-Present by Columbia Magazine. Privacy policy: use of this site requires no sharing of information. Voluntarily shared information may be published and made available to the public on this site and/or stored electronically. Anonymous submissions will be subject to additional verification. Cookies are not required to use our site. However, if you have cookies enabled in your web browser, some of our advertisers may use cookies for interest-based advertising across multiple domains. For more information about third-party advertising, visit the NAI web privacy site.
| ||||||||||
