Foy "Stoney" Stone

Amarillo, TX – Memorial services for Mr. Foy “Stoney” Stone, 74, of Amarillo, TX, will be at 11:00 AM Thursday, October 11, 2007 at 2nd Baptist Church in Amarillo, TX with Dr. Charles Jones, Officiating and Rev. Wayne Griffin, Assisting. Graveside services will be at 4:00 PM at Fairview Cemetery in Memphis, TX with Rev. Daniel Downey, Officiating. Burial will follow in Fairview Cemetery under the direction of Hughs Funeral Home in Memphis, Texas. Mr. Stone passed away Tuesday, October 9, 2007 in Amarillo, TX. Stoney was born on June 10, 1933 in Giles, TX to the late Mr. Albert B. Stone and Mrs. Lilly Mae Proffitt Stone. He was a graduate of Memphis High School. He married Laneda “Fritz” Bartley on August 18, 1951 in Wellington, TX. They moved to Amarillo, TX in 1952 from Memphis, TX. He worked as a salesman in paper products until retiring in 2007. He has served in the National Guard and was a member of the optimist club and 2nd Baptist Church. He coached Kids Inc., City sports of all types and YMCA baseball. He was preceded in death by one brother, Bill Stone. He is survived by his wife, Fritz Stone of Amarillo, TX; one son, Danny Stone and wife Resa of Amarillo, TX; one daughter, Ragina Dinga of Amarillo, TX; six grandchildren, Steven Stone of College Station, TX; Beau Peters, Chris Dinga and Jamie Thompson all of Amarillo, TX; Jenna Luscombe of Lubbock, TX; Josh Luscombe of Amarillo, TX; nine great-grandchildren, Ashlynn Helm of College Station, TX; Tori Thompson, Chance, Cameron and Cailey Dinga all of Amarillo, TX; Parker Stone of Poth, TX; Emily, Wyatt and Chloe Peters all of Amarillo, TX; two nephews, Albert Ray Stone and Tex Lynn Stone both of Memphis, TX; and many other family members encompassing both relatives and friends.