Jerry Stone

ROSICLARE, Ill. -- Jerry Edward Stone, 80, of Rosiclare died Monday, July 2, 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Carbondale, Ill.

He was the son of Lemuel Harrison and Edna Mae Stone. He was married to Lillian Alene Upton.

Stone was a member of the Rosiclare Methodist Church, the American Legion, the Red Cross and the Rosiclare school board.

Survivors include his wife,; two sons, Bob Stone of Cape Girardeau, Mike Stone of Cheyenne, Wyo.; three daughters, Pamela Sue Stone of Rosiclare, Cindy Henderson of Golconda, Ill., Kathy Birkner of Belleville, Ill.; a sister, Josephine Halsted of Sun Prairie, Wis., 13 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother; three sisters and a grandchild.

Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. today at Cox Funeral Home in Rosiclare.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Charle Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Vienna Fraternal Cemetery in Vienna, Ill.