A lawsuit states Rhoda Jones and her wheelchair were sent flying backward and she hit the back of her head during a paratransit bus ride home from church.
A 100-year-old World War II veteran filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the agency running buses in southern Nevada after she said a driver’s inaction left her wheelchair unsecured, causing it to flip over and leaving her with severe injuries.
Marker honors emancipated Black woman who helped care for soldiers at Wilson s Creek Sara Karnes, Springfield News-Leader
More than a century after her death, an emancipated Black woman finally received a headstone.
Rhoda Ray Jones was buried in an unmarked grave at Hazelwood Cemetery. Nearly 100 people visited the cemetery Sunday not just to see the unveiling of the marker for her, but to also recognize Rhoda Ray Jones for her help during the battle at Wilson’s Creek.
“She was a person of courage who helped there at the battle at Wilson’s Creek,” said Patricia Haas, president of the Mary Whitney Phelps Tent No. 22 and with Daughters of Union Veterans of the Civil War. “It’s been over 123 years since she died. She never had a headstone, so we’re very pleased she’s going to get a headstone now.”