HUNTSVILLE TIMES

August 1, 1999

Paul Stone


OWENS CROSS ROADS - The Rev. Paul STONE, 80, died Saturday at a local hospital. The funeral will be Monday at 11 a.m. at Spry Funeral Home chapel with the Rev. Edward ATCHLEY, the Rev. Floyd WILLIAMS and Robert HOWELL officiating.

Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery in Big Cove with Spry Funeral Home in charge. The Rev. Stone was a native of Madison County and had been in the ministry 54 years.

He worked at Huntsville Manufacturing Co. 42 years and had been minister at Cave Springs Holiness Church 32 years. He was preceded in death by one daughter, Barbara FORTNER.

Survivors include his wife, Estell STONE of Owens Cross Roads; eight sons, Billy Ray STONE and Eddie STONE, both of Huntsville, Avery STONE of Priceville and Nelson STONE, Eugene STONE, Carroll STONE, Dwight STONE and Ricky STONE, all of Big Cove; two daughters, Martha TACKETT of New Hope and Deveda CAIN of Pleasant Grove; and 21 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

Visitation will be today from 2 to 9 p.m. at the funeral home.