Edith Rebecca Stone

Edith Rebecca Stone, 94, of Gatesville died Tuesday, October, 30, 2007 in Gatesville. Memorial Services will be held at 11:30 AM, Monday, Nov. 5, 2007 at The First United Methodist Church following a 10:00 AM Graveside at Restland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 2-4 PM at the funeral home. Mrs. Stone was born on July 16, 1913 in Lott, Texas to the late Tom and Rinda Walker Peters. She graduated from Lott High School and received her Bachelor degree from Mary Hardin Baylor. On September 19, 1942 Edith married Clois David Stone in Belton before moving to Gatesville in 1946. She worked for the Extension Agency and as a food Administrator before teaching in Gatesville for a number of years. Edith was very active in with the Coryell Retired Teachers, Delta Kappa Gama, United Methodist Women, Western Circle and the Morris Federation. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband and a brother, Basil Peters. Edith is survived by her son, Paul Stone and wife Melissa of St. Paul, Minnesota; sister, Eva Owens of Houston; niece, Rebecca Owens of Atlanta, Georgia; nephews, Chester Owens, Jr. of Houston, Richard Owens of Phoenix, Arizona, Wallace Peters of Winrock, Washington; a step-sister, Hazel Pottenger of Lott, Texas and a host of family on the Stone side whom she dearly loved.