Granville C. "Stoney" Stone

October 5, 1930 - December 14, 2015

Granville Calvin “Stoney” Stone, born October 5, 1930 was an extraordinary success in any world governed by kindness, generosity and love. Stoney passed from this world to the next, peacefully, on December 14th, 2015. Stoney was married for 61 years to his love, Georgia (Storie) Stone. The life he shared with her was one based on generosity, hard work, good humor and a mutual adoration of their four children. He served with pride in the Marine Corps during the Korean War. Stoney was kind, funny, and friendly; he loved to tell jokes and stories. He sang for several years at “Cowboy Church” and was proud to be an amateur gospel recording artist. Stoney once won the Hoopeston town bowling tournament, enjoyed gardening with his wife, collecting things and tinkering in his garage – once, inventively, putting a motor on a bike. Stoney worked as a pin setter in a bowling alley, a farm hand, a mechanic and service station manager and he ran a collectables stone. The last twenty years of his career, Stoney worked at a grocery store where he was known as “the penny man” because he always gave kids pennies to ride Sandy the mechanical horse. This small detail, as much as any, the sign of a man who has made a true mark on this world – he was sought by children for his unwavering kindness and good humor. Stoney is survived by his wife Georgia (Storie) Stone (married Sept 16, 1954 in Livingston, TN), four children: Sherlyn (Barry) Huffman, Scott Stone, Robyn Stone and Patrick Stone; six grandchildren, twelve great grandchildren and one great-great grandson. He was preceded in death by father-John Stone, mother-Verry Hines, and half-brother James Stone. A visitation will be held 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. Thursday December 17, 2015 at Anderson Funeral Home 427 E Main St. Hoopeston. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday December 18, 2015 at Danville National Cemetery in Danville, IL, with military rites being accorded by Danville American Legion Post #210. Burial will be at Danville National Cemetery, with Pastor Sid Payne officiating. Memorials may be made in Granville’s memory to Disabled Veterans 1020 19th St. NW Suite 475 Washington, DC 20036 or Donor’s Choice. Anderson Funeral Home in Hoopeston is handling the arrangements.