John Samuel STONE

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Unknown Publication, January 1969
John Samuel Stone, 85, who lived on Star Rte. Near Iberia, died Wednesday morning, Jan. 15, 1969, at the Pulaski County Memorial Hospital in Waynesville. He had been in ill health several months.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at the Stevinson Chapel in Iberia with the Rev. Earl Brown officiating. Burial will be in Bethany Cemetery near Crocker.
Mr. Stone was born June 17, 1883 in Miller County near Iberia, the son of the late Kinsey W. and Angeline (Smith) Stone. He had been a lifetime resident of the Iberia community, and since 1910 had lived on the same farm south of Iberia. He was married Oct. 22, 1914 in Sharon Springs, Kan., to Miss Elsie L. Richards who survives at the home.
Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Elsie Stokes of the Hopewell community near Versailles, Mrs. Opal Slawson of Iberia, and Mrs. Lucille Shelton of Crocker; four grandchildren; two greatgrandchildren;
and one sister, Mrs. Ethel Stone of Tuscumbia.
Mr. Stone, a well known farmer in the Iberia community had also been a well driller and operated a sawmill for many years. He did custom threshing in earlier years. He was baptized into membership in the North Christian Church, later transferring his membership to the Congregational-Christian Church in Iberia. He was a former member of Iberia Lodge No. 410, AF & AM.

John married Elsie L. RICHARDS on 22 Oct 1914 in Sharon Springs, Kansas. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Opal Anne STONE was born on 17 Dec 1917 in Iberia, Miller Co., Missouri; died on 16 May 1985 in Columbia, Boone County, Missouri; was buried in Madden Cemetery, Miller Co., Missouri.