Earnest Robert Stone

Earnest Robert Stone, 80, passed away on December 4, 2022. He was born on October 12, 1942, in Tonkawa, OK, to parents James Byron Stone and Marie Lafferty Stone. Earnest was the oldest of 8 children. Although he aged out of the foster system, his 7 brothers and sisters were adopted.

Even though he spent most of his childhood in foster homes, Earnest was a family man whose life mission was to take care of his loved ones in any way he could.  Earnest had many part-time jobs, however, he worked for Greyhound since 1972 and retired in 2011. He enjoyed spending time with his family and his grandchildren. Earnest will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.

He is survived by sons James Robert Stone and wife Patty, Jerry Dale Stone, and Earnest Robert Stone, Jr.; grandchildren Tosha Holland, Ashley Stone, Samantha Huffman, Blake Edward Stone, Christopher Sean Stone, Katie Lynn Stone, and Emily Nicole Stone; great-grandchildren Caden Jones, Chloe Holland, Charles Fennell, and Arabella Stone.

Earnest is preceded in death by his parents and his wife of 58 years, Johanna Frances Stone.