Irene Stone

SUGAR GROVE, VIRGINIA: IRENE JOHNSON STONE, age 72, died Friday, July 3, 2009 at her home in Sugar Grove, Virginia. Mrs. Stone was a devoted member of the Sugar Grove Lifesaving Crew with 28 years of service and a member of the Sugar Grove Baptist Church. She is survived by her husband, J. Donald Stone of Sugar Grove, Virginia; two sons and daughters-in-law; Don "Tinker" Stone and wife, Chris and Albert "Porky" Stone and wife, Nita, both of Sugar Grove, Virginia; three sisters, Ethel Johnson of Atkins, Virginia, Violet Young of Sugar Grove, Virginia and Nancy Cook of Chilhowie, Virginia; two brothers, Albert and Bobby Johnson, both of Sugar Grove, Virginia; four grandchildren, Jewel Whitworth and husband Justin, Amanda Crouse and husband Dean, Donnie Stone and fiancée Renee and Joshua Stone and fiancée Jessica; several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held Sunday, July 5, 2009 at 4:00 p.m. at Sugar Grove Baptist Church with Reverend Billy Gwinn officiating. Burial will follow in Comers Creek Cemetery in Grayson County, Virginia. The family will receive friends from 2 p.m. until time of service at the church. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Sugar Grove Lifesaving Crew at P. O. Box 257, Sugar Grove, Virginia 24375. Expressions of sympathy may be made to the family at www.seaverbrown.com. Seaver-Brown Funeral Service and Crematory is serving the Stone Family.