Beatrice Stone

Beatrice Virginia Duffie Stone, 91, of 102 Owens Drive, and a former resident of Heritage Court and Summer Place Assisted Living, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, October 12, 2009, at the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home. Born February 2, 1918, in Bath, SC, she was the daughter of the late Colie B. and Berdine Nancy Rice Duffie and the wife of the late Herbert Marion Stone. She was a longtime employee of Spartanburg General Hospital and Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge. She was a member of Boiling Springs First Baptist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star. Survivors include two daughters, Thelma Elizabeth Stone Tucker and her husband Alfred of Cowpens, and Pearl Virginia Stone Cox of Inman; nine grandchildren, Vicki T. Willis, Deborah T. Dixon, Pamela T. Bobo, Jacqui T. Evett, and Junior, Roger, Ricky, Jerry, and Herbert Cox; 45 great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren; and special nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by four sisters, Elsie D. Hammett, Ida D. Thornton, Carrie Lee Hammett, and Lillie D. Bridges; a brother, Thomas Duffie; a great-grandchild, Liz M. Evett; and a great-great-grandchild, Malaki E. Motes. Visitation will be 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, October 14, 2009, at Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Thursday, October 15, 2009, at Boiling Springs First Baptist Church conducted by the Rev. John Petty, III and the Rev. Bobby Lindsey. Burial will be in Bethesda Baptist Church Cemetery. Flowers will be accepted, or memorials may be made to the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home, 686 Jeff Davis Drive, Spartanburg, SC 29303. The family is at the home of her daughters, Thelma Tucker, 281 River Road, Cowpens, and Pearl Cox, 259 Rocky Creek Road, Inman. Special thanks is extended to the Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home for their love and caring. Floyd's Greenlawn Chapel To send flowers or a memorial gift to the family of Beatrice Duffie Stone please visit our Sympathy Store.