Title
Mr.
Last Name
Stone
First Name
Raymond
Middle Name
Lee
Maiden Name
Nick Name
Place of Birth
Garland, ME
Date of Birth
1922-02-03
Place of Death
Bangor, ME
Date of Death
2006-12-13
Publication
Courtesy of TheDailyME
Obituary
RAYMOND LEE STONE GARLAND—Raymond Lee Stone, 84, died December 13, 2006 at the Maine Veterans Home in Bangor. He was born February 3, 1922 in Garland, a son of Leonard and Clara (Butters) Stone. Lee lived in the same house all of his life in West Garland and graduated from Garland High School. He was a member of the Exeter Historical Society and Poulliot-Seavey Post #53 American Legion. He was a former member of the Garland Planning Board and a charter director of the Dexter Regional Federal Credit Union. Lee served as an Army medic at the Normandy invasion during World War II and was a recipient of the Purple Heart. He was a loving and caring husband and father. He is survived by his wife, Edith of Garland; 2 daughters, Joanne and husband Peter Prescott of Dexter and Jayne Stone of Garland; a brother, Paul Stone of Exeter; a granddaughter, Sarah and husband Brian Mills of Waterboro; sister-in-law, Evelyn P. Lawrence of Pittsfield; 2 brothers-in-law, Carl and wife Loraine Palmer of Exeter and Rev. John Palmer of Washburn; a niece, nephews and several cousins. Funeral services will be held 1 P.M., Saturday, December 16th at the Garland Community Baptist Church with the Rev. Jay Brennan officiating. Friends may call from noon until the time of services. Spring burial will be in the West Garland Cemetery. To sign an online guestbook, please visit www.CrosbyNeal.com.