Helen Catherine King Stone of Irvine, Kentucky, died November 30, 2014, at the University of Kentucky Medical Center, following a long illness. She was 79.
Born on January 9, 1935, in Southampton, she was the daughter of Floyd E. and Helen (Brennan) King. She was devoted to making a home for her family and a member of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church. For the past 37 years, she had lived in Estill County, Kentucky.
Ms. Stone is survived by two daughters, Kathy Stone and Theresa Stevens, both of Irvine; four sons, David Stone and wife Mary of Southampton, Danny Stone and wife Traci of Kentucky, William Stone and fiancée Nancy Brandenburg of Irvine, and Jimmy Stone and wife April of Irvine. She is also survived by seven grandchildren, Brian, Timmy, Jenna and Ashley Stone, Justin Stevens and wife Carissa, Steven Stone, and Cynthiana Stone Owens, all of Kentucky; two great-granddaughters, Allie Stone and Serenity Stone of Kentucky; and a brother, Richard King and wife Karen of Maryland. She was predeceased by a son, Robert Stone.
A funeral service took place at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church on December 4, 2014, officiated by Father Al Fritsch. Burial was at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of the Warren F. Toler Funeral Home in Irvine.