CHERRY – Allen R. Stone, 62, of Cherry, died at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after open-heart surgery.

Mr. Stone was born in Monmouth on Sept. 15, 1950, to Rolland C. and Marjorie (Hill) Stone. He married Rosalie Smith on June 9, 1978. He worked at Illinois Cement for 33 years and was a part-time farmer for the Gillan family in Cherry. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ and United Steelworkers Union. He enjoyed family and friends. 

Mr. Stone is survived by his wife, Rosalie of Cherry; his mother, Marjorie Stone of Franklin Grove; three sons, Chad (Anna) Stone of Omaha, Neb., Richard Stone of Cherry, and Nathan Stone of Spring Valley; one daughter, Natalie (Doug) Lauck of Malden; nine grandchildren; and one sister, Shirley (Charles) Crabtree of Dixon.