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Ella Lorene Springer Smith, age 85, of Greenhill, Ala., passed away Saturday, Jan. 19, 2008, at Crockett Hospital, after a short illness.
She was a native of Lawrence County, Tenn., retired from Rogers High School, and a member of Greenhill Methodist Church.
Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Jan. 21, 2008, at Loretto Memorial Chapel. Steve Reding will be officiating. Burial will follow in Richardson Chapel Cemetery. Visitation will be 5-9 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 20, 2008.
Survivors are two sons, Doyle Smith, of Greenhill, Ala., and Gaylon Smith, of Clarksville, Tenn.; three daughters, Linda Green, of Chattanooga, Tenn., Della Hughes, of Peoria, Ill., and Diane Fisher, of Lawrenceburg, Tenn.; one stepdaughter, Lottie Williamson, of Mishawaka, Ind.; three brothers, Lambert Springer, of Florence, Ala., Reeder Springer, of Center Star, Ala., and Larry Springer, of Pensacola, Fla.; four sisters, Dorothy Solly, of Rogersville, Ala., Inda Oliver, of Jackson, Tenn., Jayne Matthews, of Lexington, Ala., and Frances Stutts, of Killen, Ala.; 13 grandchildren; and 22 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by parents, Will and Daisy Wilson Springer; husband, Odie Eugene Smith; son, Eugene Smith; stepdaughter, Leeodie Wilson; grandson, Terry Wilson.
Pallbearers will be Todd Fisher, Sam Clifft, Chase Smith, Robbie Fisher, Bobby Green and Reeder Springer.
Loretto Memorial Chapel is in charge of all arrangements.
Published in the Florence Times Daily on 1/20/2008.

JEWELL ENGLISH STONE.
Lawrenceburg-Mrs. J.T. Stone Dies May 13th, Heart Ailment Mrs. Jewell English Stone, 72, of 319 N. Military, died Wednesday in Lawrence County Hospital, of a heart condition. she had been in ill health for the past three years. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday at Freemon Funeral Home with the Rev. Phillip Ritter, pastor of First Methodist Church, and the Rev. James A. Ransom, pastor of Cumberland Presbyterian Church, officiating, and burial will be in Mimosa cemetery with Freemon Funeral Home in charge. Mrs Stone was a native of Giles County and a daughter of the late W. R. and Sally Baker English. she was a member of the First Methodist Church. She is survived by her husband, J. Thomas Stone, retired school official of this city, and two daughters. Mrs. Edward [Edgar} Schwarz, Jr., Boerne, Texas, and Mrs. Arthur Kroell, of Los Angeles, Calif.; one sister, Miss Martha English, of this city, and nine grandchildren. Note: Date of death was May 13, 1964.
Submitted by Catharine Stone Schwarz cstone@gvtc.com

JOHN THOMAS STONE.
Lawrenceburg-John Tom Stone, 74, died Thursday morning in a Nashville hospital from injuries received Tuesday when he was struck by an automobile. Funeral arrangements are incomplete. The body is at Freemon Funeral Home. Mr. Stone was a native of Randolph County, Ala., a son of the late W.W.L. and Helen B. Stone. He moved to Lawrence County in 1914, was a graduate of Lawrence County High School, received his B.S. degree at Middle Tennessee State Teachers College, Murfreesboro and his Masters degree from the University of Alabama.[Masters degree was not completed until years later at Texas A & I University, Kingsville.] He taught in the Lawrence County schools for a number of years and served as county school superintendent. He later taught at Hay Long High School in Mt. Pleasant, then moved to Texas where he taught in various schools there for 16 years. After his retirement about nine years ago he returned to Lawrenceburg. Mr. Stone was a member of the Lawrence County Retired Teachers' Association and a Methodist. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Edgar Schwarz, Boerne, Texas and Mrs. Art Wells [Mrs. Arthur Kroell], Los Angeles, Ca.; four sisters, Mrs.Jane McMurray, Memphis; Mrs. Lona Lester Shipman, Hohenwald; Mrs.Dura [Abercrombie] Reynolds, and Mrs. A. L. Freemon, both of Lawrenceburg; 10 grandchildren. Notes: corrections inserted in text. Date of death was November 16, 1967.
Submitted by Catharine Stone Schwarz cstone@gvtc.com

MRS.(W.W.L.) STONE DIES AT LEOMA HOME April 2, 1951. Mrs. Helen Barto Stone, age 89, died at her home at Leoma Monday of this week, following a long illness. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. at the Leoma Methodist Church, and burial was in Mimosa cemetery in Lawrenceburg. The Rev. J. S. Frey and M. E. Gibbs officiated. Mrs. Stone was a native of Alabama but had lived in Lawrence County for 36 years. She is survived by her husband, W.W.L. Stone, a retired farmer. Surviving are four daughters: Mrs. T.M. McMurry of Memphis, Mrs. A.L. Freemon and Mrs. G.A. Lester, both of Leoma and Mrs. A.R. [Dura] Reynolds of Lawrenceburg; one son, J. T. Stone, of Texas; 15 grandchildren. Freemon and Company were in charge of arrangements.
Submitted by Catharine Stone Schwarz cstone@gvtc.com

WILLIAM WASHINGTON LAFAYETTE STONE.
Lawrenceburg, Dec. 14, 1953 Funeral services were to be held this afternoon for W.W.L. Stone, 90, farmer who died Saturday night at Lawrence County Hospital. The rites were to be at Leoma Methodist Church with burial in Mimosa Cemetery. Mr. Stone was a native of Randolph County, Alabama but had resided here 39 years. He was a member of the Methodist Church. Survivors include four daughters: Mrs. Andrew [Gladys]Freemon, Leoma postmistress; Mrs. G. A. [Dalona] Lester, Leoma; Mrs. A. R.[Dura] Reynolds, Lawrenceburg, and Mrs. T.M. [Ola] McMurray, Memphis; a son, J. T. Stone, George West, Texas, formerly superintendent of Lawrence County Schools; and seven grand- children. Note: Number of grand-children should be 15.
[MRS. A.L.] FREEMON LAWRENCEBURG, TN.[1986] Mrs. Lillian Gladys Freemon, age 89of Lewis county Manor Nursing Home died December 19 at Lewis county Hospital following an extended illness. She was the daughter of the late William W. L. and Helen Bartow Tidwell Stone, the wife of the late Andrew L. Freemon, a native of Wadley, AL, a retired Leoma Postmaster and school teacher, and a member of the Pulaski Street Church of Christ [in Lawrenceburg, TN] Services were held December 21 [1986]at 2 pm at the Freemon-Pettus Funeral Home Chapel with Andrew Brown officiating. Burial was in the Mimosa Cemetery. Survivors include thirteen nieces and nephews.
Submitted by Catharine Stone Schwarz cstone@gvtc.com