Alice Jean Stone

Alice Jean Stone, 97, of Austintown formerly of Bigler, PA; Cortland, Salem, and North Jackson, OH, passed away on Wednesday, February 12 at Aventura at Humility House where she had been a resident since April 2024.

She was born in Philipsburg. PA on June 22. 1927, the third daughter of the late Lawrence and Alice Hynd.

She graduated from Clearfield High School in 1945 afterwards working as a nanny for the Gary Black family of Stevenson, MD before returning home to marry Elwood Stone in 1949. Together they built a home and cared for each other for nearly 70 years until Elwood's passing on March 19, 2019.

Alice's love language was creating and giving. She mastered every craft she tried through perseverance and necessity. If she wasn't sewing she was knitting or baking. She sewed most of her family's clothing and knit socks, hats, mittens, and sweaters for family and friends. Her great grandchildren affectionally called her "sweater knittin' granny". She spent 18 years sewing men's suits at Pennshire in Philipsburg. PA including suits for Sammy Davis Jr. Her most proud accomplishment was creating and copywriting a puppet pattern which was printed by the Butterick Pattern Co. Alice made puppets for many churches and sold her pattern online and in Bible bookstores.

Alice was baptized into Christ May 21, J974 and was a member of Churches of Christ in Clearfield, Cortland, and most recently Columbiana. She was also a member of the Mahoning Valley (Machine) Knitters Guild.

Alice is survived by her daughters: Marcia (Gary) Bailey and Janet (Johnny) Bayus: grandchildren: Daniel (Meredith) Bailey, Andrew Bailey, Chrissy (Dean Anshutz) Bailey, and Dylan Spence, and great grandchildren: Emmett. Quincy, Harper, Leon, Isabell and Elwood Bailey as well as sisters Christine Hamer and Katherine (Glenn) Wilkes and a brother Thomas (Jackie) Hynd and many nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, Alice was preceded in death by sisters Rachel Mary Hynd, Margaret Morris, Belle Peters, and Jesse Good and brother William Hynd.

The family would like to thank all those at Antonine Village and Aventura for the loving care and the home they provided for Alice during her last years as well as the nurses and staff of Buckeye Hospice for their excellent attention and care.

Family and friends may visit and pay tribute to Alice on Saturday, February 22, 2025 from 1 pm to 3pm at Columbiana Church of Christ, 191 OH-14, Columbiana, OH 44408.

A Funeral service will follow at the church at 3pm.

Burial will be at a later date in Stoneville Cemetery in Clearfield, PA.

In lieu of flowers, donations in Alice's honor may be sent to Antonine Village 2675 North Lipkey Rd, North Jackson, OH 44451 or Buckeye Hospice 3379 S. Main St, Mineral Ridge, OH 44440 or Aventura at Humility House 755 Ohltown Rd, Austintown. OH 44515.

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