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|name= Herman "Wimpy" Jones​

|name= Herman "Wimpy" Jones​

|office= [[Louisiana]] State Senatorfor <br>District 36 (Bossier and Webster parishes)]]​

|office= [[Louisiana]] State Senatorfor <br>District 36 (Bossier and Webster parishes)​

|term_start=1956​

|term_start=1956​

|term_end=1960​

|term_end=1960​

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'''Herman "Wimpy" Jones''' (December 19, 1905 &ndash; April 30, 1967) was a [[business]]man who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He held the position for a single term from 1956 to 1960, which corresponded with the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. He was also the state fire marshal for [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and for a time the assistant sergeant at arms of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=mph>"Funeral Rites Set Tuesday for Herman (Wimpy) Jones," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 1, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

'''Herman "Wimpy" Jones''' (December 19, 1905 &ndash; April 30, 1967) was a [[business]]man who served as a [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] member of the Louisiana State Senate for Bossier and Webster parishes in northwestern [[Louisiana]]. He held the position for a single term from 1956 to 1960, which corresponded with the administration of [[Governor]] [[Earl Long|Earl Kemp Long]]. He was also the state fire marshal for [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] and for a time the assistant sergeant at arms of the Louisiana House of Representatives.<ref name=mph>"Funeral Rites Set Tuesday for Herman (Wimpy) Jones," ''Minden Press-Herald,'' May 1, 1967, p. 1.</ref>​

 

==Background==​

==Background==​

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Melvin Jones and his wife, the former Lillian David (1895–1972), had three children, who were a niece and nephews of Herman Jones: Melba Jones Lowery (1921–2009), James Thomas Jones (1916–1986), and Augustus L. "Loye" Jones (1931–2011), who opened Loye's Pharmacy in Minden in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwlanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14818&Itemid=33|title=Obituary of Melba Jones Lowery|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php/obituaries/1277-augustus-l-loye-jones|title=Augustus L. "Loye" Jones|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=September 15, 2011}}</ref> Melba Lowery was the wife of Dennis Lowery (1922-2012), a native of Yellow Pine in Sabine County in east [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=dennis-lowery&pid=161045147|title=Dennis Lowery obituary|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=November 14, 2012}}</ref>​

Melvin Jones and his wife, the former Lillian David (1895–1972), had three children, who were a niece and nephews of Herman Jones: Melba Jones Lowery (1921–2009), James Thomas Jones (1916–1986), and Augustus L. "Loye" Jones (1931–2011), who opened Loye's Pharmacy in Minden in 1963.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nwlanews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=14818&Itemid=33|title=Obituary of Melba Jones Lowery|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=July 3, 2009}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.press-herald.com/index.php/obituaries/1277-augustus-l-loye-jones|title=Augustus L. "Loye" Jones|publisher=''Minden Press-Herald''|accessdate=September 15, 2011}}</ref> Melba Lowery was the wife of Dennis Lowery (1922-2012), a native of Yellow Pine in Sabine County in east [[Texas]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=dennis-lowery&pid=161045147|title=Dennis Lowery obituary|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=November 14, 2012}}</ref>​

 

Herman Jones graduated in 1924 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School]], having played on champion football teams in 1921, 1923, and 1924.<ref name=mph/> He operated [[restaurant]]s in Minden and later [[Bossier City]] known as Jones' Kitchen and the Southern Kitchen, respectively. Jones' Kitchen was sold in 1951. It was renamed in 1958 as the "Southern Kitchen" under new owners Harold Martin "Happy" Turner (1911–1988) and [[John T. David]], the Minden fire chief and municipal mayor from 1946 to 1955. While residing in Bossier City, Jones was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church there. He also served on the Bossier City Planning Commission and filled an unexpired term on the city council for Bossier City.<ref>''Minden Press,'' January 9, 1956, p. 8.</ref>​

Herman Jones graduated in 1924 from [[Minden (Louisiana) High School]], having played on champion football teams in 1921, 1923, and 1924.<ref name=mph/> He operated [[restaurant]]s in Minden and later [[Bossier City]] known as Jones' Kitchen and the Southern Kitchen, respectively. Jones' Kitchen was sold in 1951. It was renamed in 1958 as the "Southern Kitchen" under new owners Harold Martin "Happy" Turner (1911–1988) and [[John T. David]], the Minden fire chief and municipal mayor from 1946 to 1955. While residing in Bossier City, Jones was a member of the First [[Southern Baptist|Baptist]] Church there. He also served on the Bossier City Planning Commission and filled an unexpired term on the city council for Bossier City.<ref>''Minden Press,'' January 9, 1956, p. 8.</ref>​