Shirley Mae Stone

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Shirley Mae Stone

Shirley Stone Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Howard Funeral Service - Manila on Apr. 13, 2025.

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Shirley Mae Stone, age 88, of Manila, passed peacefully from this life Saturday, April 12, 2025, at the Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House in Jonesboro. Daughter of the late Robert and Irene Hale Holt, she was born in Marie and raised in the Big Lake community. She was a longtime Manila resident. Shirley loved gardening, sewing, cooking, and, most importantly, caring for her family. She loved and enjoyed being a homemaker. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband Benny Stone, 2 sons, a daughter, and her siblings.
Survivors include:
3 sons, Charles Galloway, Lester (Catfish) Stone, and Miles Stone all of Manila
Shirley also leaves 15 grandchildren, many great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews.
Graveside service will be 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2025, in the Manila Cemetery with Floyd Winstead Officiating. The family will receive visitors from 1:00 p.m. until service time at the Howard Funeral Service Chapel in Manila. Friends may sign the online guest register at www.HowardFuneralService.com

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