© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 21, 1925 December 20, 1872 ~ January 15, 1925 Arthur R. Stone born December 20, 1872 El Paso, IL; married Ada Florence Tibbs in 1892; died January 15, 1925. Proprietor of the Carnegie Hotel. Daughters Mrs. Vanna Whitesell & Gladys Groseclose; sons - Clarence, Willie, Jesse, Joe, Chester and Harry Stone. Sister - Callie Giffin Brother - Howard |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, August 15, 1923 June 14, 1877 ~ August 13, 1923 Announcement of the death of Mrs. A.R. Stone at the Chickasha hospital Sunday night came as a shock to Carnegie friends. Mrs. Stone had been at the hospital a week following a sudden illness and several operations. At the time of the fatal attack she looked strong and healthy. Funeral services were held at the Pitcher funeral home this afternoon and interment was made in the Alden cemetery. Rev. W.A.R. Lovell pastor of the Christian church, conducted the service. Ada Florence Tibbs was born June 14, 1877 at Pierce City Mo., died August 13, 1923, aged 46 years, 1 months and 29 days. She was married to A.R. Stone at Anthony, Kans., August 6, 1892. To this union were born nine children, eight of whom with the husband survive; two daughters, Mrs. Vanna Whitesell and Mrs. Gladys Grosclose, and six sons, Clarence, Willie, Jesse, Joe Chester and Harry. Three sisters, Mrs. Lillie Manken of Jet, Okla., Mrs. Myrtle Younce of Anthony, Kans., and Mary Nevia of Clovis, Calif., one brother, Charles Tibbs, of Wichita, Kans., and three grandchildren are also among the surviving relatives. Mrs. Stone was converted at the age of 13 and joined the M.E. Church. Later she joined the Christian church at Alden and was an ardent church worker until her health failed. She was a member of the Rebekah, and Royal Neighbor lodges. Her fraternal sisters assisted in the funeral ceremony. ~ ~ ~ Ada Florence [Tibbs] Stone was born June 14, 1877 in Pierce City, MO and died August 13, 1923, age 46 years, 1 month, 29 days. She married Arthur Ross Stone August 6, 1892 in Anthony, KS. They purchased the Carnegie Hotel in January 1923. Eight children: Vanna Stone Whitesell [married Albert Whitesell], Clarence Stone, Gladys Stone Groseclose, William Stone [married Pearl Story December 24, 1920], Jesse Floyd Stone [married Lucile Donaldson May 10, 1930], Joseph Stone, Chester Stone, Harry Stone; Three sisters - Lillie Manken, Jet, OK; Myrtle Younce, Anthony, KS; Mary Nevin, Clovis, CA and one brother, Charles Tibbs, Wichita, KS.; Her mother - Vandella Tibbs, died in 1884; Her step-mother, Mrs. W.E. Tibbs [Margaret Bostick Tibbs] died in Anthony, KS in January 1917. This information by the courtesy of Lillian |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, January 29, 1958 April 30, 1878 ~ January 24, 1958 Funeral Services For H.D. Stone Are Held Tuesday Last rites for Howard Dexter Stone were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of the Pitcher funeral home with Rev. W.F. Crow, pastor of the First Baptist church, officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery at Alden. Stone, who had been ill more than two years, died Friday, January 24, in Oklahoma City. He had been in a local clinic for several months before going to the City. He was born April 30, 1878, at Lacon, Ill. The same years the family moved to Rice County, Kansas. After living there for three years, they moved to Harper County, Kansas. When the Cherokee Strip was opened to settlement in 1893, they moved there and farmed until March 26, 1902, when he bought his farm southeast of Carnegie. He is survived by one niece, Mrs. Wanda Berner, Maimi, Fla.; three nephews, Clarence Stone, Downey, Calif., Jesse Stone, Holly, Mich., and Joe Stone, Costa Mesa, Calif.; six great-nieces and four great-nephews. Out-of-town relatives for the services included: Mrs. Berner of Maimi, Mr. and Mrs. Joe Stone of Costa Mesa, Mr. and Mrs. C.H. Stone of Downey, Jesse Stone, Holly and Leland Stone of Flint, Mich. |
© Carnegie Herald Carnegie, Oklahoma Wednesday, August 12,1959 July 21, 1905 ~ August 7, 1959 Jim Bishop has received word from his sister, Mrs. Celia Stone, in Calif., that her husband, Joe had passed away, from an heart attack. His body was being flown back to Oklahoma for funeral services and burial at Carnegie. Mrs. Stone is coming through by car. ~ ~ ~ Service Is Held Wednesday For Joe Elmer Stone Funeral services for Joe Elmer Stone, a former resident of Carnegie who died last Friday after a brief illness at Garden Grove, Calif., were held at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the Pitcher funeral home. Rev. Bob Williams, pastor of the local Church of the Nazarene, officiated at the services. Burial was at the Alden cemetery. Born July 21, 1905, he was reared in the Carnegie community and was married to Miss Celia Bishop of Oklahoma City. The couple moved to Stillwater and later moved to California. He was a member of the Methodist church. Survivors include his wife, Celia; two brothers, Jesse of Holly, Mich., and Clarence, of Downey, Calif.; one sister, Mrs. Wanda Berner, Miami, Fla.; a step-daughter, Mrs. George Layman and three grandchildren of Santa Clara, Calif. |
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