GUILFORD – Thelma P. (Stevens) Stone Bates, 92, wife of Earl Bates, died peacefully Nov. 26, 2006, at her home. She was born March 17, 1914, in Parkman, daughter of Ralph and Sylvia (Buzzell) Stevens. She worked for several years at Pride Manufacturing Co. and for 40 years at Hard Wood Products Co., Guilford. A five generation family, she is survived by two sons and their wives, Frank “Buz” and Rena Stone, and Kenneth Malcolm and Betty Stone of Monson; four daughters and their husbands, Althea and Graham Young of York, Evelyn and Ansel Preble of Willimantic, Violet and Walter Noyes of Garland, Gloria and Delbert Spinney of Wells; grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her first husband, Frank Preston Stone; four stepchildren, Lula, Walter, Maurice and Eva; a son, Wilber; a daughter, Virginia; three sisters and a brother; a granddaughter, Debra Jean, a great-granddaughter, Melinda Sue Gerrish; and a great-grandson, Drake Martell. At her request there will be no funeral services. Burial will be in the family lot in Riverside Cemetery, Willimantic. A time of remembrance will be held 6-8 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at the residence of Walter and Violet Noyes, 569 Center Road, Garland. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Heart Association, 51 U.S. Route 1, Suite M, Scarborough, ME 04074. Arrangements by Crosby & Neal, Guilford. To sign an online guestbook, go to www.CrosbyNeal.com
THELMA P. (STEVENS) STONE BATES
