Harold Stone's Obituary
HAROLD LLOYD STONE
On Saturday, July 18, 2010, Harold Lloyd Stone, went to be with his Lord and Savior after a courageous battle with cancer. Harold was born on February 20, 1933 in Kearney, Nebraska. He was the only son of Edgar and Lora Stone.
He grew up on various farms in southern Iowa and graduated from Browning High School in 1951 where he sang in the school chorus and was on the track and baseball teams. He attended Chaffee College in Ontario, California before he joined the United States Air Force and served as a Load Master with the 84th Air Transport Squadron during the Korean War. He was stationed at Travis Air Force Base during the conflict. He was honorably discharged on February 29, 1956. He was awarded the National Defense Service Medal, A/C Members Badge and a Good Conduct Medal during his time of service to his country. He then attended school to become a welder while working in the iron mines in Minnesota. After completing his training as a welder, he worked as a boilermaker and welder for several years, traveling around the United States to work on construction projects.
Harold met the love of his life while working in Pierre, South Dakota, building the Oahe Dam. He and Sharon Edge were married in Pierre, South Dakota. Harold and Sharon moved to Kansas City, Missouri, where he worked as a welder for the airline industry before returning to the family farm to care for his parents. Harold and Sharon raised three children on farms in Iowa and Missouri before he began working as a rural mail carrier until his retirement. Harold was unwilling to be idle and continued to find part time work to stay busy after he and Sharon moved to Corydon, Iowa.
Harold was a member of the National Rifle Association, the Hartford Masonic Lodge #171 and the American Legion Post #68. He was a member of the Powersville Christian Church. Harold enjoyed spending time with his family and friends, traveling, hunting, teaching his grandchildren about electricity and life, watching motor sports, and taking photographs of family and friends and cheering for his children and grandchildren through their achievements.
He is survived by his wife Sharon, a daughter and her husband, Wanita (Michael) Gibbs, a daughter and husband, Annette (Mike) Finlay, and a son, Pete Stone. He is also survived by six grandchildren, Trenna Gibbs, Toni (Nevin) Hamilton, Tyler Gibbs, Matthew Finlay, Daniel Finley, and Nick Stone. Harold was preceded in death of his parents, Edgar and Lora Stone.
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