Jean Stone

Jean (Roush) Stone, 90, of Point Pleasant, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, November 11, 2012, at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was born October 3, 1922, in Gallipolis, Ohio, a daughter of the late Harry DeCamp Roush and Emilie (Steinbach) Roush. Jean was a homemaker, and member of Trinity United Methodist Church in Point Pleasant where she was active in the church Choir, Women's Circle, and past Pianist and Organist. She was a graduate of James Madison College, and member of Point Pleasant Womans Club, Point Pleasant Chapter No. 75 Order of Eastern Star, Sons and Daughters of Pioneer Rivermen, and the Point Pleasant River Museum. She enjoyed playing Bridge, dancing, and taking care of her family and home. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 66 years, Captain Charles Henry Stone. Jean is survived by daughters and sons-in-law, Jennifer and Sam Bates of Point Pleasant, and Bebe and Rick Wilker of Cincinnati, Ohio; two grandchildren, Lynn (Daniel) Cooper of Hamersville, Ohio, and Chad (Amanda) Bates of Point Pleasant; and special great grandchildren, Chandler Alexis Sollmann and Charlee Louise Cooper of Hamersville, Ohio, Seth Lee Bates and Garrett S. Bates of Point Pleasant, Chazz A. Bates of Bealsville, Ohio, and Ezra M. Herdman-Bates of Leon, WV. A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 17, 2012, at Wilcoxen Funeral Home in Point Pleasant with Rev. Jim Kelly officiating. Burial will follow at New Lone Oak Cemetery in Point Pleasant. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. The family would like to thank Dr. Stephan Serfontein and Staff for their care, and a special thank you to Debbie Lambert for her continued assistance and love given through the last years of Charles and Jean's lives. Online condolences may be made at www.wilcoxenfuneralhome.com.