Robert (Bob) Lee Stone Fort Scott, Kansas Obituary

Robert (Bob) Lee Stone

Robert (Bob) Lee Stone passed away on January 7, 2022, in Overland Park, KS from Parkinson’s disease. Bob was born September 22, 1941, in Louisville, Kentucky to Robert Thomas and Elsie Burr Payne Stone. His siblings include twin sister Beverly Ann Stone Felton, and brother Stephen Bruce Stone. Bob graduated from Bartlett High School in Memphis, TN. He continued his education at Northwest Mississippi Community College and Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Business Administration and Industrial Arts. Inducted into the Army in May 1966, Bob served in Korea during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in May 1968. He was married to Virginia Ann Vincent May 10, 1968, to August 1989. They had twin sons, Robert Bryant, and Vincent Barrett. On January 1,1996 he married Pamela Sue Vineyard. Bob spent the majority of his working career in the garment industry in various locations and finished his career with Key Industries in Fort Scott, KS. Bob loved Jesus and was active in the Baptist church in the various communities he lived as a Sunday School teacher, camp counselor, and participated in mission trips. He leaves behind his wife Pam, son Bryant of Muscle Shoals, AL and son Barrett and wife Katherine of Florence, AL, and three grandsons, Rett, Ren, and Rowan, his sister Ann, two nieces and a nephew, several great nieces and nephews, and great, great nieces and nephew. His loved ones who preceded him in death were his parents, Bob and Elsie, brother, Steve, and nephew Johnny Felton. Celebration of Life service will be held at Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel, Fort Scott, Kansas at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January 14th, with burial service at Fort Scott National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church of Overland Park, KS, First Baptist Church in Fort Scott, KS, or charity of donor’s choice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.
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Robert (Bob) Lee Stone passed away on January 7, 2022, in Overland Park, KS from Parkinson’s disease. Bob was born September 22, 1941, in Louisville, Kentucky to Robert Thomas and Elsie Burr Payne Stone. His siblings include twin sister Beverly Ann Stone Felton, and brother Stephen Bruce Stone. Bob graduated from Bartlett High School in Memphis, TN. He continued his education at Northwest Mississippi Community College and Middle Tennessee State University with a degree in Business Administration and Industrial Arts. Inducted into the Army in May 1966, Bob served in Korea during the Vietnam War. He was honorably discharged in May 1968. He was married to Virginia Ann Vincent May 10, 1968, to August 1989. They had twin sons, Robert Bryant, and Vincent Barrett. On January 1,1996 he married Pamela Sue Vineyard. Bob spent the majority of his working career in the garment industry in various locations and finished his career with Key Industries in Fort Scott, KS. Bob loved Jesus and was active in the Baptist church in the various communities he lived as a Sunday School teacher, camp counselor, and participated in mission trips. He leaves behind his wife Pam, son Bryant of Muscle Shoals, AL and son Barrett and wife Katherine of Florence, AL, and three grandsons, Rett, Ren, and Rowan, his sister Ann, two nieces and a nephew, several great nieces and nephews, and great, great nieces and nephew. His loved ones who preceded him in death were his parents, Bob and Elsie, brother, Steve, and nephew Johnny Felton. Celebration of Life service will be held at Cheney Witt Funeral Chapel, Fort Scott, Kansas at 9:30 a.m. Friday, January 14th, with burial service at Fort Scott National Cemetery at 11:00 a.m. Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Baptist Church of Overland Park, KS, First Baptist Church in Fort Scott, KS, or charity of donor’s choice and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted to the online guestbook at cheneywitt.com.

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Service
Friday, January 14 2022
09:30 AM
Cheney Witt Chapel
201 S. Main St.
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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Final Resting Place
U.S. National Cemetery
900 E. National Ave.
Fort Scott, KS 66701
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Memorial Contributions

First Baptist Church
123 Scott Ave., Fort Scott, KS 66701
Emmanuel Baptist Church, Overland Park, KS