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New Year’s baby comes home

On the first day of the year, the first baby born to
Julie Grover, 29, and Eddie Jones, 42, of Afton, came
into the world at 9:43 a.m. and brought a few sur-
prises with him.
He was ahead of schedule, so Grover and Jones
were forced to nix those New Year’s Eve plans when
at 3:10 p.m. they arrived at UHS Wilson Medical Cen-
ter, Grover said.
His gender was a surprise, too. His parents elected
not to find out the baby’s gender be-
forehand, but they had a feeling it
would be a girl.
At 5 pounds, 7 ounces and 18.5
inches long, the newest member of
the family brought tears of joy to his
parents and an extra surprise for his
great-grandmother, Beverly Anne
Jones.
Edward Arthur Jones IV is
Katie named for Beverly Jones’s hus-
band, Edward Arthur (”Ed”)
Sullivan Jones, who died in 1970. Beverly
Stories to Share had no idea her grandson, Ed-
ward Arthur Jones III (”Eddie”),
planned to name his first son after
the boy’s great-grandfather until the
day he was born.
“I was elated,” she said. “He’s gone, but definitely
not gone.” PROVIDED PHOTO
On Jan. 12, the little boy who family and friends Maddie Ramie, a child in the Jewish Community Center's Kids
insist looks just like his mother — in the days follow- PROVIDED PHOTO Connection program, works on a service project for children at
ing his birth, Grover’s mother pulled out a baby photo Edward Arthur Jones IV was born at 9:43 a.m. Jan. 1. Mom's House.
to prove it — was headed home.
“It’ll be nice to get into our own routine,” Grover
said, two days before she and Jones would carefully
secure “Little Eddie” in his car seat and bring him to
Afton to begin life as a family.
That routine has been made a little easier by the
growing number of clothes, toys and equipment
friends and family have gifted the new parents since
hearing their good news.
While many were still sleeping after a late night
celebrating the dawn of a new year, the new parents

See BABY, Page 4A

Edward Arthur Jones IV is named for

Beverly Jones’s husband, Edward
PROVIDED PHOTO
Arthur (”Ed”) Jones, who died in 1970. First-, second- and third-grade students in the Jewish Community Center Kids Connection program work on a blanket for Mom's
House.

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