Rosemary Louise Stone Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 4, 2025 we had to say goodbye to Rosemary Louise Stone of Joplin, Missouri. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
In the quiet moments of reflection, amidst the gentle rustle of leaves and the whispered song of the stars, we shall carry Rosemary Louise's memory with us, a guiding light illuminating the path ahead. May Rosemary Louise's journey be filled with peace and serenity, as her find rest in the embrace of eternity.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Floyd Warne Gooch and Rose Lucille Spiker Gooch; her husband Jim of Joplin; her stepson James Allen Stone of Dardanelle; and her daughter-in-law Wangarĩ.
She is survived by: her children, Christopher Stone (late Wangarĩ) of Ogden, Utah, Craig W. Stone of Joplin, Kimberly Stone (Bob Maeda) of Eugene, Oregon and Brett Stone (Patti Lury) of Houston, Texas.; and her sister-in-law Ann Bane of Carthage.
A few of Rosemary's numerous services to the community included years spent as an elections poll worker, serving on the board of the Joplin Humane Society, assisting Crosslines Ministries in their clothing service, providing hospitality at local blood drives (where she ended up donating almost 30 gallons of her own blood), and serving the Joplin Senior Center by driving patients to appointments and delivering meals to homebound "old people" until she herself was in her 90s.
