John Lee Stone

1948 - 2025

John Lee Stone

June 27, 1948 - December 22, 2025

Blue Springs, Missouri - Fortified with the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church, John Lee Stone, 77, of Blue Springs, MO, died on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Ignite Medical Resort St. Mary's in Blue Springs, MO. His death resulted from complications related to a hip fractured while falling.

Mr. Stone was born in Kansas City, MO, on June 27, 1948, the son of Elmer Lee Stone, an automobile dealer, and Marjorie May Stone (née Owens), a professional teacher who worked much of her life in special education after first rearing her son during Mrs. Stone's homemaking years.

Mr. Stone lived during his school days in Prairie Village, KS, where he graduated from Shawnee Mission East High School. He was also a graduate of Donnelly College in Kansas City, KS.

Prior to his retirement from a long and distinguished career at what was then known as Shawnee Mission Hospital in Merriam, KS, Mr. Stone worked in a variety of fields, including at major retail and restaurant establishments in the Kansas City area.

Mr. Stone married Mary Helen Whipple Derrington Stone in 2010. She died in 2018. His father and mother also pre-deceased Mr. Stone, in 1974 and 1999 respectively.

Mr. Stone is survived by numerous friends who loved and esteemed him, including Frank and Ruth Hays, Rick and Margaret Wall, Steve and Kathy King, Carol Griggs, Deacon Joe Zagar and Ken Yunker.

Friends may call at 10 am on Tuesday, December 30th, at St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church, 4313 S. 7 Highway, Blue Springs MO. A Rosary will be prayed at 10:30 am. A Requiem Holy Mass at the church shall follow at 11 am, with a funeral luncheon in the parish hall taking place immediately thereafter. Interment at Mount Washington Cemetery in Independence, MO, will take place after the funeral luncheon.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Meyers Funeral Chapel in Blue Springs. Memories of Mr. Stone and words of comfort for his family and friends may be shared at meyersfuneralchapel.com

Mr. Stone's friends are funding a series of Gregorian Masses at a monastery or abbey and 100 Requiem Holy Masses at the parish church for the happy repose of Mr. Stone's soul.

In lieu of flowers, Mr. Stone's friends also suggest donations to St. Robert Bellarmine Catholic Church in Blue Springs and to Knights of Columbus Council No. 14745 at the parish.