Albert Clinton Stone Obituary

June 12, 1963
Urbana Daily Citizen

Bert Stone

ST. PARIS -- Bert Stone, 87, of 140 W. Troy St., St. Paris, died at 4:45 a.m. today in Champaign County Hospital.  He had been hospitalized for two weeks.

He was born in Miami County, Cec. 30, 1875, the son of Robert and Anna Bell Stone. He has been a Champaign County resident for the past 63 years.

Stone had been a member of the First Baptist Church of St. Paris since 1901, and was a member of the Odd Fellows Lodge.  He was employed at a local furniture store for 38 years until his retirement.

Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Buelah Morris (sic) [Beulah Maurice], of St. Paris, a son, Robert Stone, with the U.S. Army in Korea; a brother, Clarence, of Casstown; four grandchildren. His wife, the former Ida Johnson, died in 1951.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Baker Funeral Home, St. Paris, with the Rev. Alfred Nothstine officiating. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 7 p.m. Thursday.

Ida Bell Johnson Stone Obituary

August 13, 1951
Urbana Daily Citizen
Urbana, Champaign, Ohio


Mrs. Bert Stone Succumbs Sunday in St. Paris Home

Mrs. Ida Bell Johnson Stone, 77, wife of Bert Stone of St. Paris, died in her home at 6:15 p.m. Sunday following an illness of eight months.

She was born June 4, 1874 in Allen county, Ind., the daughter of David and Sarah Ella Simms Johnson and was married to Mr. Stone on December 20, 1900.

Mrs. Stone came to Champaign county from Illinois 65 years ago. She was a member of the St. Paris Baptist church, it's (sic) Ladies Aid Society and the American Legion Auxiliary.

Surviving besides her husband are a daughter, Mrs. Beulah Maurice of Springfield; a son, Sgt. Robert J. Stone, with the U.S. Army in Korea, and a brother, John Johnson of Springfield.

The body was taken to the Baker funeral home in St. Paris where friends may call this evening and until time of services. Time of services will not be announced until word is received from the son in Korea.

August 14, 1951
Urbana Daily Citizen
Urbana, Champaign, Ohio

Arrange Service For Mrs. Stone On Wednesday

Funeral services for Mrs. Ida Bell Johnson Stone, 77, wife of Bert Stone, who died 6:45 p.m. Sunday in her St. Paris home, will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Baker funeral home at St. Paris.

The Rev. Rex G. Van Court will officiate at the services and burial will be in Evergreen cemetery, St. Paris.