Robert Bobby Slone, of
Garner, Kentucky,
the son of Reese and Dora
Bell Slone and husband of Grace Hall Slone, was born
on February 4, 1908, and passed away on May 14,
1975, at the age of 67. He was a retired coal miner and a
security guard at Alice Lloyd College. He also ran a taxi
service for many years. He was a wonderful husband, father and grandfather.
He was an outstanding story teller, keeping the family spellbound
with his stories of the old times and of relatives in the Civil War. He
was a victim of the black lung disease. On his deathbed, he told
family members that the Lord forgave him for every little thing he
had ever done wrong. Funeral services were held at the New Home Old
Regular Baptist Church in Leburn, Kentucky.
Grace Hall Slone,
94, of Garner in Knott County Kentucky, passed away on Friday,
June 24, 2005 at the Hazard Appalachian Medical Center in Hazard,
Kentucky. She was a member of the New Home Old Regular
Baptist Church in Leburn, Kentucky. She was born in Lothair, Kentucky
on July 16, 1910 to Walter Hall and Louetta Watts Hall. She was
preceded in death by her husband, Robert Bobby Slone, and three
daughters: Flossie Nickles, Mildred Smith, and Betty Thacker. She is
survived by 2 sons and 4 daughters: Burtrom Slone, Worley Slone,
Anna Lee Staup, Ora Dean Smith, Arnetta Stewart, and Kathryn
Slone. She also leaves to mourn her passing 22
grandchildren, 28 great
grandchildren, and 28 great-great-grandchildren. She also was
preceded in death by 3 brothers and 2 sisters, and is survived by 3
brothers and 3 sisters. She was a wonderful wife, mother, and grandmother
who showed her love for all of us. A visitor or family member could not
come to see her without being offered a meal, and it was hard
to refuse her fried chicken and fresh cooked green beans, peas or
soup beans and cornbread. She knew the favorite foods of each of us and
made plans to cook them when she heard we were coming to visit
her. She always had, with the help of her son, Worley, a large garden
where she grew peas, green beans, tomatoes, corn, and other
vegetables. She was also well known for her quilts, some being simple
patchwork quilts and others in the fanciest of patterns. We do not know
how many quilts she made, but she made many, both full size
quilts and baby quilts. She also made dolls and fancy pillows. All of
us cherish the memories of her on the front porch, swinging in the
swing, breaking green beans or sewing on something, while telling
stories and laughing about the amusing things her grandchildren
had done when they were little. She will be greatly missed by many,
but we are comforted by the knowledge that she no longer suffers
worldly pain. She has been called home by her Maker to join the
Lord’s quilting circle.
Written by grandson,
Larry Hicks (son of Anna Lee), Lima, Ohio.
