Morris tribune., 1921-02-11
CITY MOURNS DEATH
OF MRS. A. A. STONE
Was Active in Church and Club
Work, and Held in the Highest
Personal Esteem

ary at Grand Rapids, Minnesota,
at the home of her son, Ralph A.
Stone. She and Mr.. Stone has gone
to Grand Rapids the previous week
for a short visit Mrs. Stone con-
tracted cold on the journey ana
in the course of few days was COM
pelled to take to her bed with pneu-
monia. Her death followed in only
five days.
The funeral service was held at
the CONGREGATIONAL church, of which
the deceased had for so long been an
active member, on Monday afternoon.
The business places of the city were
closed out of respect for the deceased.
and the church was filled to over
flowing with friends who came
to pay their tribute to her
memory. Rev. H. H. Symons
preached powerful sermon
on the comforts of faith and the joy
of a righteous life, and paid eloquent
tribute to the useful and consecrated
life of Mrs. Stone. The church was
beautifully decorated with a profu-
sion of floral offerings, and the pew
which Mrs. Stone had occupied for
so many years with her family was
draped with flowers.
The church choir, consisting of Mr..
C. l.. Voss, Mrs. J. G. Morrison, Mrs.
F, A. Hancock and Mr.. F. A. Han
cock, with Mrs. c. B. Sylvander at
the organ sang those old songs of
the Christian faith, "My Jesus
as Thou Wilt" Lead Kindly
Light" and Jesus, Savious,
Pilot Me-" The pail bearers were
Judge S. A. Flaherty, C. A. Dushek,
E. J. Jones, P. E. Miller, F. A. Han
cock and J. G. Morrison.
Besides the surviving husband and
children, all of whom were present
at the funeral, there attended from
abroad, Roy Stone, Mr.. and Mrs. E.
w. Randall, Mrs. M. l.. Hagerman,
and Mrs C. B. Randall all of ST.
Paul, Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Stone and
Mrs WOODBURY., of Benson, and Mrs.
Raymond T. Stone and Mrs. Albert
w. Stone of Gooding, Idaho
Mrs. A. A Stone, whose maiden
name was Theodore D. Mills, was
born at Red Wing, Minnesota, July
10, 1858, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. S. Mills. She graduated
from the Red Wing high school in
the first class graduated from that
school, and came to Norris with her
parents Immediately after her grad
uation in June of 1875. +, After COM
ing here she taught school in the
R. j. Hall district and also in the
public schools of the city of Morris.
On April 13, 1881, she was mar
ried to A. A. Stone, and to them were
born six children, one daughter and
five sons, all of whom survive. They
are Mrs. P. w. Cartwright of this
city, Raymond T. Stone of Gooding,
Idaho, Ralph A. Stone of Grand
Rapids, Mimi, Philip M. Stone of
Hibbing, Mimi, Albert W. Stone of
Gooding, Idaho, and Archie A. Stone,
Jr., of Farmingdale, Long Island, N.
Y. Mrs. Stone was ever devoted
wife and mother, and took the keen
est interest in the training. and edu-
cation of family of children, whose
attainments and lives of usefulness
reflect her untiring devotion to their
welfare.
In various community activities,
Mrs. Stone was always leader. She
was prominently identified with every
activity of the Congregation church,
having served as organist at the
dedicatory exercises of the church
in 1878, and having since that time
been the mainstay of the Women's
Union, which organization she served
as secretary and treasurer for nearly
forty years.
She was a charter member of both
the Students Club and the Norris
Literary Club, and held the presi-
dency of both of these clubs several
times. She was also one of the or
ganizers and at one time the presi-
dent of the Civic League.
Her home was ever the center of
warm hospitality, not only to the
clubs and societies to which she be-
longed, but also to all those in need
of friendly interest, the young man
and the young woman away from
home influences and home cheer.
Her life was a life of service She
was never idle, but worked unceas-
ingly for her home and children, her
church, the organizations of which
she was member, and for all things
tending to the betterment of the
community. While active as church
worker, her religion was a religion
of service. She was of unusual gen
tleness of nature, and never permit
ted herself to bear any one ill-will at
any time. A word of idle gossip was
never heard to pass her lips, nor
would she listen to such words from
another. Always she looked for the
good in every one, and found what