A funeral service will be held Saturday for Sherry L. Stone of 876 Hasenflu Drive, Hermitage. She passed away at 7:30 a.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, 2009, in her residence after a long battle with Lou Gehrig’s Disease. She was 62.
Mrs. Stone was born Sept. 22, 1947, in Sharon, a daughter of Henry and Jeanetta Ward Porterfield.
She attended Sharon schools.
Sherry retired in 2008 from O’Brien Memorial Nursing Home, Masury, where she worked in housekeeping for 15 years. Previously she was employed for nine years at Hospitality Care Center in Hermitage.
She was a member of Grace Chapel Community Church in Hermitage.
Sherry was an excellent cook. She enjoyed bingo, gambling, gardening, bowling and dancing, and was a die-hard Elvis fan.
She is survived by: her husband, Emil R. Stone, whom she married Nov. 4, 1988; her mother, Jeanetta Howard and her husband Thomas, Wheatland; four daughters, Renee L. Learn and her husband Adam, Hubbard; Margaret “Peggy” Foulkrod, Transfer; Patricia “Patty” Stevens and her husband Brian, Kinsman; and Christine Penzerro, Farrell; and five sons, James T. Lawler and his wife Lynn, South Pymatuning Township; Chad L. Lawler and his wife Gina, Sharon; Brian Stone and his wife Margarita, San Antonio; Emil R. Stone Jr., Hermitage; and William Kephart and his companion Tiffany.
She also leaves: two sisters, Darlene Luzar, Youngstown; and Dorothy J. Burnett, Sharon; five brothers, Henry C. Porterfield and his wife Pat, Sharon; Michael E. Porterfield, Nesbit, Tenn.; Charles T. Porterfield and his wife Tammy, Sharon; Robert L. Porterfield and his fiancée Linda Reno, Sharon; and Rodney A. Porterfield, Sharon; and 19 grandchildren.
Her dog, Max, also survives.
In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Gail Boles and Crystal Porterfield.
STONE
Mrs. Emil R. (Sherry L.), 62, of 876 Hasenflu Drive, Hermitage.
Calling hours: 5 to 8 p.m. Friday (11-20-09) in J. BRADLEY McGONIGLE FUNERAL HOME and CREMATORY Inc., 1090 E. State St., Sharon. Friends may send condolences by visiting our Web site at www.McGonigleFuneralHomeandCrematory.com
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Saturday (11-21-09) in the funeral home with the Rev. Dominic A. Verdell, pastor of Grace Chapel Community Church, Hermitage, officiating.
Interment: St. Rose Cemetery, Hermitage.
