Obituary of Jean Stone

Jean McNeil Stone, 91, of Blacksburg, Va., died on Sunday, Nov. 11, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Johnston Stone, of Blacksburg; her parents, Hexie Monroe McNeil and Mary Vaught McNeil of Kingsport, Tenn.; a brother, Charles Monroe McNeil of Destin, Fla.; and a sister, Margaret McNeil Ross of Kingsport, Tenn. She grew up in Kingsport, Tenn., and attended Milligan College and the University of Tennessee. She married Harold Stone after he finished serving in the U.S. Army Air Corps in World War II. She then lived her early married life in Marion. In 1970, Harold and she moved to Bainbridge, Ga., for Harold to join his brother at Stone's Home Centers. She then moved to Blacksburg in June of 2001. Survivors include her son, Dr. James Hexie Stone and his wife, Maria Carter Stone; and two grandsons, Dr. James Johnston Stone and his sons, Harold Johnston Stone and James Norwood Stone, all of Richmond, and Andrew Hexie Stone and his wife, Taryn DeStasio, of San Francisco. A graveside memorial service will be conducted at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 24, at Mt. Carmel Methodist Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Grace Covenant Presbyterian Church Youth Ministries, 2101 Shadowlake Drive, Blacksburg, VA 24060. The family wishes to thank the staff of Warm Heath Center, Hospice and the caretakers who so lovingly cared for her. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Stone Family.