Talmage Stone

Coats, NC: Mr. Talmage R. Stone, age 79 of 338 Bennett Rd passed away Wednesday February 27, 2013 at the SECU Hospice House in Smithfield. Funeral Services will be 2:00PM Friday at the Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats. Officiating will be Rev. Ricky Manning. Burial will follow in Devotional Gardens in Dunn. Mr. Stone was born June 14, 1933 in Harnett County to the late Earnest Green and Esther Williams Stone. He was preceded in death by sister, Gladys Stone Denton and a brother, Ralph Stone. Mr. Stone retired from after 26 years of service with the Civil Services in entomology and was a member of the Tabernacle of Erwin.    Surviving include Wife of 57 years, Wilma W. Stone of Coats; Sons and Daughters-In-Law, Ray and Donna Stone of Garner, Tommy and JoAnne Stone of Coats, and Gary Bryant; Two Grandchildren, Brian Curtis Stone and Sonja Louise Stone both of Garner; One Great-Grandson, Christopher Michael Eagan; Sisters, Ora Lee Autry, of Coats, Carolyn McMillan of Belton, SC; Several Nieces and Nephews. Family will receive friends Thursday from 6:00PM to 8:00PM at Rose & Graham Funeral Home in Coats and other times at the home.