William G. “Bill” Stone Sr., a resident of the Veterans’ Administration Facility in Bath, NY, went home to be with the Lord on April 3, 2014. Mr. Stone was born on March 7, 1920, in Elmira, NY, to Sydney Stone and Louise Stone Sechrist. He was twice married, first to Dorothy Dodge Stone and secondly to Carmella (Betty) Ladonne Stone.
Bill graduated from Elmira Southside High School with the class of 1939. William was selected to be a member of the Chemung County Sports Hall of Fame for his participation and excellence in the sports of wrestling and boxing.
He enlisted in the U.S. Army prior to World War II. He was deployed with the 9th Infantry Division during World War II, where he served as a staff sergeant, and saw action in the European, African, and Middle Eastern Campaigns. He received medals including medals for Good Conduct and a Bronze Star for heroic and meritorious achievement.
William worked at the former Remington Rand, and he retired from the United States Postal Service, where he worked as Assistant Superintendent of Mails, overseeing the Elmira Postal Sectional Center.
Following retirement from the USPS, Bill volunteered with the American Red Cross of Steuben County and was a Patient Advocate Representative at Corning Hospital. He belonged to the American Legion, Veterans’ of Foreign Wars, and the Lions Club.
Left to cherish Mr. Stone’s memory are sons: William, Jr. (Brenda) Stone of Montgomery, TX; Gregory (Sue) Stone of Summerfield, FL; Randall Stone of Auburndale, FL, Lawrence Stone of Strasburg, VA., and step-son, Jerry Bower of Reno, NV; daughters: Danielle (Doug) Woodward of Horseheads, and Tamara (Jerry) Lipscomb of Montrose, WV., and daughters-in-law Carol Stone of Odessa, NY and Eura Kang Stone of Albany; grandchildren: Stephanie Woodward, William Stone 3rd (Audrey) , Chad Woodward (Jessica), Ryan (Sarah) Woodward, Grant Woodward, Lauren Stone, Joshua Lipscomb, Elijah Lipscomb, Preston Lipscomb, Kristen (Dave) Heichel, Katie (Kyle) Holtz , Kelly Stone, Mary Stone, and seventeen great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Preceding him in death were his parents, Sydney and Louise; his step-father Ronald Sechrist, wives Dorothy and Carmella, Carol June Bodine, Ronald (Duke) Sechrist, Darrell Sechrist, Ronda Hall, and granddaughter Aleena Lipscomb.
A Memorial Service is planned to be held Monday, April 7, 2014, at the Pennsylvania Avenue Methodist Church at 3 p.m. in Pine City, NY. The Reverend Bill Vallet officiating the service and military honors will be conveyed.
Funeral arrangements are in care of the Dagon Funeral Home, 38 Church St., Hornell, NY
My sincere sympathies to the Stone family. Uncle Danny lived a good full life and left the legacy of a wonderful family. Love to all my cousins!
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He was a life member of (NARFE) National Association of Retired Federal Employees, Chapter 1799 Elmira. When I started at the PO as a clerk, He was a general Foremen and he was the one of the very few of the nicest people there and I was there 32 years.
I remember when there was was this clerk who would complain about the littlest thing, he was told by the boss to work at a letter case which happend to be in from of Bill’s office. When the clerk got there he noticed he didn’t have a waste basket. He stormed into Bill’s office and carried on and on, he siad to come look. They walked out of the office and the fellow clerks had put waste baskets across the bottom, on the shelf and the top of the case. Bill laughed and laughed, the clerk wasn’t happy.
Danielle,
Sorry for your loss. My thoughts are with you and your family.
Dear Danielle and Family,
I was sorry to hear of the loss of your Dad, thru Kathy Siglin. I have many shared memories of him thru my mother Vera (Mitchell)MacDonald. My sister Phyllis and I send you and yours our sincere sympathy and condolences at this time.
Our thoughts are with you all.
Love and Prayers, Joan MacDonald Hudak and Phyllis MacDonald Joslyn