Obituary from Quincy Herald-Whig, 8/30/1991 and local Canton paper:
"Donald Birk Stone, 92 of Sunset Home in Quincy, formerly of Canton, a retired farmer and dairyman, died Thursday, August 29, 1991, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
"Born May 1, 1899, near St. Patrick, Mr. Stone was a son of Robert P. and Amalia Birk Stone. A farmer and dairyman in Lewis County for many years, he was a member of Canton Christian Church, a former Canton City Councilman, and had served on the Lewis County Extension Board.
"During World War II, he served on the draft board, and was an Army Veteran of World War I and a member of Otto Bruner Post 170 of the American Legion. He also was a member of Craft Lodge 287, Royal Arch Masons 88, Unity Chapter OES 151, a charter member of Golden Rule Shrine 32, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member of the Kirksville Council 44, the Ely Commandery 22 of Kirksville and Ararat Shrine of Kansas City.
"On Nov. 27, 1920, he married Nellie Weaver in Dodge City, Kan. She survives in Sunset Home, Quincy.
"Survivors also include a daughter Edna Mae Baxter; two sons, Reid T. Stone of Playa del Rey, Calif., and . . . ; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Wilma) Harrington of La Grande, Ore., Mrs. Moritz (Myra) Fromme of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Roberta) Lutes of Kansas City; five grandchildren, . . . ; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Karl, and a grandson, Kevin Stone.
"Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton by the Rev. Ron McNeill. Pallbearers were Kent Stone, Santo Carfora, Bruce Weaver, W.H. Baxter, Richard Oesterle, Eugene Lutes, and Donald Lutes.
"A memorial service was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sunset Home Chapel by the Rev. Ron McNeill and Rev. David Ericson. Lorene Clark furnished music.
"Memorials may be made to Canton Christian Church or to Sunset Home."
"Donald Birk Stone, 92 of Sunset Home in Quincy, formerly of Canton, a retired farmer and dairyman, died Thursday, August 29, 1991, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
"Born May 1, 1899, near St. Patrick, Mr. Stone was a son of Robert P. and Amalia Birk Stone. A farmer and dairyman in Lewis County for many years, he was a member of Canton Christian Church, a former Canton City Councilman, and had served on the Lewis County Extension Board.
"During World War II, he served on the draft board, and was an Army Veteran of World War I and a member of Otto Bruner Post 170 of the American Legion. He also was a member of Craft Lodge 287, Royal Arch Masons 88, Unity Chapter OES 151, a charter member of Golden Rule Shrine 32, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member of the Kirksville Council 44, the Ely Commandery 22 of Kirksville and Ararat Shrine of Kansas City.
"On Nov. 27, 1920, he married Nellie Weaver in Dodge City, Kan. She survives in Sunset Home, Quincy.
"Survivors also include a daughter Edna Mae Baxter; two sons, Reid T. Stone of Playa del Rey, Calif., and . . . ; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Wilma) Harrington of La Grande, Ore., Mrs. Moritz (Myra) Fromme of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Roberta) Lutes of Kansas City; five grandchildren, . . . ; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Karl, and a grandson, Kevin Stone.
"Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton by the Rev. Ron McNeill. Pallbearers were Kent Stone, Santo Carfora, Bruce Weaver, W.H. Baxter, Richard Oesterle, Eugene Lutes, and Donald Lutes.
"A memorial service was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sunset Home Chapel by the Rev. Ron McNeill and Rev. David Ericson. Lorene Clark furnished music.
"Memorials may be made to Canton Christian Church or to Sunset Home."
Obituary from Quincy Herald-Whig, 8/30/1991 and local Canton paper:
"Donald Birk Stone, 92 of Sunset Home in Quincy, formerly of Canton, a retired farmer and dairyman, died Thursday, August 29, 1991, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
"Born May 1, 1899, near St. Patrick, Mr. Stone was a son of Robert P. and Amalia Birk Stone. A farmer and dairyman in Lewis County for many years, he was a member of Canton Christian Church, a former Canton City Councilman, and had served on the Lewis County Extension Board.
"During World War II, he served on the draft board, and was an Army Veteran of World War I and a member of Otto Bruner Post 170 of the American Legion. He also was a member of Craft Lodge 287, Royal Arch Masons 88, Unity Chapter OES 151, a charter member of Golden Rule Shrine 32, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member of the Kirksville Council 44, the Ely Commandery 22 of Kirksville and Ararat Shrine of Kansas City.
"On Nov. 27, 1920, he married Nellie Weaver in Dodge City, Kan. She survives in Sunset Home, Quincy.
"Survivors also include a daughter Edna Mae Baxter; two sons, Reid T. Stone of Playa del Rey, Calif., and . . . ; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Wilma) Harrington of La Grande, Ore., Mrs. Moritz (Myra) Fromme of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Roberta) Lutes of Kansas City; five grandchildren, . . . ; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Karl, and a grandson, Kevin Stone.
"Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton by the Rev. Ron McNeill. Pallbearers were Kent Stone, Santo Carfora, Bruce Weaver, W.H. Baxter, Richard Oesterle, Eugene Lutes, and Donald Lutes.
"A memorial service was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sunset Home Chapel by the Rev. Ron McNeill and Rev. David Ericson. Lorene Clark furnished music.
"Memorials may be made to Canton Christian Church or to Sunset Home."
"Donald Birk Stone, 92 of Sunset Home in Quincy, formerly of Canton, a retired farmer and dairyman, died Thursday, August 29, 1991, in Blessing Hospital in Quincy.
"Born May 1, 1899, near St. Patrick, Mr. Stone was a son of Robert P. and Amalia Birk Stone. A farmer and dairyman in Lewis County for many years, he was a member of Canton Christian Church, a former Canton City Councilman, and had served on the Lewis County Extension Board.
"During World War II, he served on the draft board, and was an Army Veteran of World War I and a member of Otto Bruner Post 170 of the American Legion. He also was a member of Craft Lodge 287, Royal Arch Masons 88, Unity Chapter OES 151, a charter member of Golden Rule Shrine 32, Order of White Shrine of Jerusalem, and a member of the Kirksville Council 44, the Ely Commandery 22 of Kirksville and Ararat Shrine of Kansas City.
"On Nov. 27, 1920, he married Nellie Weaver in Dodge City, Kan. She survives in Sunset Home, Quincy.
"Survivors also include a daughter Edna Mae Baxter; two sons, Reid T. Stone of Playa del Rey, Calif., and . . . ; three sisters, Mrs. Frank (Wilma) Harrington of La Grande, Ore., Mrs. Moritz (Myra) Fromme of Eugene, Ore., and Mrs. Robert (Roberta) Lutes of Kansas City; five grandchildren, . . . ; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a brother, Karl, and a grandson, Kevin Stone.
"Graveside services were conducted at 4 p.m. Saturday in Forest Grove Cemetery in Canton by the Rev. Ron McNeill. Pallbearers were Kent Stone, Santo Carfora, Bruce Weaver, W.H. Baxter, Richard Oesterle, Eugene Lutes, and Donald Lutes.
"A memorial service was conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the Sunset Home Chapel by the Rev. Ron McNeill and Rev. David Ericson. Lorene Clark furnished music.
"Memorials may be made to Canton Christian Church or to Sunset Home."
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