Published Sunday, June 23, 2002

Dennis Dean Stone, 51, of St. Louis, formerly of Columbia, died Monday, June 17, 2002, in St. Louis.

Services will be at 7 p.m. Monday, June 24, at Memorial Funeral Home, 1217 Business Loop 70 W., with the Rev. Gary Crumly officiating. Visitation will be from 5 p.m. to time of services Monday at the funeral home.

Mr. Stone was born July 16, 1950, in Columbia to Elma and Jo Allen Payne Stone.

He graduated from Hickman High School in 1969. He was an auto mechanic in Boone County for 38 years, working at Stone’s Auto Salvage, Custom Muffler and Complete Automotive Repair. He was a member of Faith Baptist Church.

Survivors include his mother, Jo Allen Mons of Ponte Vedra Beach, Fla.; an adoptive mother, Eledia Stone of Columbia; a son, Travis Stone of Sturgeon; two daughters, Christie Stone and Tina Stone, both of Columbia; three sisters, Donna Spector of St. Louis, Sandra Morningstar of Lake Ozark and Brenda Norvell of Ladson, S.C.; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, P.O. Box 30638, Columbia, Mo., 65205.