Lillie May Stone

STONE, SHIPMAN, GRAHAM, WAGG, GARDNER, VANDEVORT

Posted By: Volunteer (email)
Date: 11/19/2018 at 21:41:36

Wapello Republican, May 23, 1935, page 1

Mrs. George Stone was found dead in bed by her husband early this morning. Death was due to heart trouble. Her sudden death has cast a large circle of relatives of friends into mourning.

Lillie May Shipman, daughter of Peter O. and Orleana Graham Shipman, was born near Wapello, Nov. 30, 1868, and died at her home here May 23, 1935, at the age of 66 years, 5 months and 23 days.

She was married to George C. Stone, December 31, 1902. To this union two children were born, Mary O., who became Mrs. Pliny Wagg and who preceded her mother in death May 20, 1931, and Max O. Stone of Osceola, Iowa.

Surviving are the bereaved husband, the son, Max; two grandsons, Pliny F. Wagg Jr., and Howard Wagg; one brother, Elmer Shipman, and three sisters, Edna Shipman, Mrs. Jessie Gardner and Mrs. Anna Vandevort, all of this community, besides a host of other relatives.

Funeral services will be held at the M. E. church Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock conducted by Rev. T. Warren. Burial will be made in the Wapello cemetery.