Joe J. Stone

Joe J. Stone departed this life on May 19, 2013, in Norman, OK, at the Oklahoma Veterans Center where he spent the last 5 months of his life. The family thanks the staff there under the direction of Dr. Adams for the loving care given to him during his final days dealing with the effects of Alzheimer’s.

Joe was born March 8, 1930, in Shawnee, OK, to Franklin Olen and Mable Loreda (Wells) Stone. Following the early death of his father, Joe proposed at 3 years of age that William Arthur “Art” Crownover should be Dad to him and husband to Loreda and he was the rest of his life.

Joe is survived by his wife June (Cornwell) Stone who he married on Feb 18, 1947. He leaves behind daughter Billie (Stone) and husband Mike Fogarty and son Joe G. and wife Barbara (Brentlinger) Stone and grandchildren Mike Stone, Natalie (Stone) Holt, Julie Stone, Richard Fogarty, Michaela (Fogarty) Pojezny, Kathleen Fogarty, and Daniel Fogarty and 14 great grandchildren. He is also survived by sisters Frankie (Crownover) and husband George Chapman and Dana Sue (Crownover) and husband Pat Talley, 2 nieces and 5 grandnieces and nephews, and numerous other relatives and friends.

Joe served his country in the Korean and Viet Nam wars and following his retirement from the US Army, he worked at Tinker Air Force Base. He was active in the American Legion Post #216 and the Britton Masonic Lodge #434. He also belonged to Disabled American Veterans and The 1889ers Society. He served for many years on the Children & Youth committee of the American Legion and volunteered at Oklahoma Boys State. He served a number of years on the committee established to help survivors following the Oklahoma City bombing.

Services will be at 2 PM Wednesday, May 22 at Memorial Christian Church, 1915 N. Meridian, Oklahoma City, with visitation from noon to 8 PM Tuesday under the direction of Guardian West Funeral Home. Burial will be at Cashion Cemetery, Cashion, OK.