Alice E. Stone

Alice Evelyn Stone of Denair, California passed away on October 24, 2025 in Modesto at the age of 97. Mrs. Stone was born in Merced County and raised in Hilmar, CA. She graduated from Hilmar High School and Modesto Junior College, attended San Francisco State University, and completed her Bachelor of Arts degree at Stanislaus State University. She held a lifetime California teaching credential. She taught for 16 years at Vincent School in Merced County and for 23 years at Crowell School in Turlock. Mrs. Stone was preceded in death by her first husband Leonard W. Lytle, her daughter Cynthia O'Brien, her parents Manuel J. and Mary V. Bettencourt, her sister Hilda Marson, and her brother David Bettencourt. She is survived by her husband Leon E. Stone of Denair, her daughter Rene Lytle and son-in-law Nicholas Pinhey, her son Randal Lytle and daughter-in-law Irene Lytle, five grandchildren, one great-granddaughter, and a second great-grandchild expected in 2026. Private interment was held at Turlock Memorial Park.