Alfred Ceverus Stone 1846 - 1929
STONE, THURMAN, COLE, MOORE, ADAMSON, KENDRICK, KLEPFER
Posted By: Rebecca Calman (email)
Date: 12/10/2019 at 21:26:02
Centerville Daily Iowegian and Citizen
Friday, November 29, 1929
Death Summons Well-Known Man in A. C. Stone
Died in Hospital Here Wednesday Night
For Many Years Resided Here, Was Prominent in Grand Army and Political CirclesA. C. Stone, a former resident of Centerville, and a pioneer of Appanoose, died Wednesday night at St. Joseph’s Hospital as the result of illness superinduced by apoplexy. Mr. Stone was taken ill on Wednesday morning, November 13 while on a visit to the city with his daughters, Mrs. S. I. Moore and Mrs. James H. Adamson.
Mr. Stone was born at Ashtabula, Iowa, April 23, 1846, and move to Iowa with his parents in the year 1852, who entered land in Johns where the family resided until the year 1892. At that time Mr. Stone moved to Centerville and engaged in the lumber business for many years, owning and operating what was known as the Centerville Lumber Company and later the Fisher lumber company. In 1913, Mr. Stone moved to Des Moines where he resided until 1916 and since 1916 he has been a resident of Ottumwa. Mr. Stone was 84 years of age at the time of his death.
At the age of 17 he enlisted in the Union army during the Civil War and served to the termination of the conflict with company B, 36th Iowa infantry. During his later life, Mr. Stone took an active part in all activities of the Grand Army of the Republic and was in demand as a public speaker at campfires and state encampments and other patriotic meetings. For many years he was a member of the state council of administration of the Iowa Department of the G. A. R. and at the time of his death he held the office of commander of the Ottumwa post.
Mr. Stone was prominent in political affairs both local and state and served a term as states oil inspector under appointment by governor N. E. Kendall. He also took an active interest in religious matters and was a lifelong member of the Methodist Episcopal church.
He was the son of James Madison and Eliza Ann Stone, prominent pioneers of Appanoose. He is survived by his widow, Ida Stone of Ottumwa and the following daughters Mrs. S. I. Moore and Mrs. James H. Adamson of Centerville and Mrs. W. R. C. Kendrick of Des Moines. He has also survived by the following grandchildren Mrs. Lawrence Klepfer and Rex Moore of Centerville, Dillan Moore of Kansas City and William Kendricks of Des Moines.
Mr. Stone’s first marriage was to Anna Margaret Thurman, daughter of Charles and Rebecca Thurman, early Iowa residents. He was the last of a family of two sisters and four brothers. The brothers incidentally were all veterans of the Civil War, the eldest having died in battle.
Funeral services will be held in the first Methodist Church of this City Saturday afternoon at 2:00 p.m. and will be conducted by Ray C. Walden post American Legion, assisted by the G. A. R. and officiated by Reverend L. H. Landing. Burial will be in Oakland cemetery.
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