Gilbert Eugene Stone, 85, of Winburne died Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his residence. Born Jan. 22, 1930 in Philipsburg, he was the son of the late Vaughn and Lena Custard Stone.
Mr. Stone was a member of the Messiah Baptist Church, Kylertown. He enjoyed church gatherings. Mr. Stone loved spending time with family, gathering up his treasures, fishing and hunting.
He was a veteran of the Korean War for which he earned a Good Conduct Medal, a Korean Service Medal with one Bronze Star, a National Defense Service Medal and Combat Infantry Badge.
He was married to Ethel Marie Stone Coble on June 8, 1952 at the Messiah Baptist Church. She preceded him in death on June 2, 2009.
Mr. Stone is survived by five daughters, Deborah Lucas and her husband, Donald of Pine Glen, Gail Maines and her husband, Gary of Grassflat, Laura Lee Krasinkski and her husband, Robert of Morrisdale, Janice Bush and her companion, Robert Kehrley of Winburne and Kimberly Nicely and her husband, Robert of Palmyra and two sons, Gary Stone and his wife, Sue of Salona and Gene Stone and his fiancée, Pam of Morrisdale.
He is survived by 11 grandchildren, Jonathan, Donald, Darren, Brian, Mary Kay, Dustin, Deneen, Danielle, Devin, Alisha and Jacob; 11 great-grandchildren; one brother, Glenmire Stone of Oklahoma; and sisters-in-law, Shirley Schnarrs, Violet Bell, Grace Coble and Mary Stone.
In addition to his parents and wife, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Madeline Selfridge and Faye Laird and four brothers, Elmer, Gerald, Jim and Carmen Stone.
A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday at the Messiah Baptist Church, Kylertown, with Pastor Earl Shawley officiating. Burial will be in the Messiah Baptist Cemetery, Kylertown.
Friends will be received from 6 p.m. – 8 p.m. Tuesday at the Johnson Funeral Home, Grassflat, and from 10 a.m. Wednesday until the time of services at the church.
Military honors will be accorded by members of the Moshannon Valley Independent Honor Guard.
Memorials may be made to the Messiah Baptist Church, P.O. Box 153, Kylertown, PA 16847 or Home Nursing Agency, 201 Chestnut Ave., P.O. Box 352, Altoona, PA 16602.