Helen Marie Stone

Graveside services for Mrs. Helen Stone, 67, of Kilgore will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Danville Cemetery with Rev. David Hampton officiating. The family will receive friends from 6:00p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday evening at Rader Funeral Home in Kilgore. Mrs. Stone passed away on Saturday, February 5, 2022 in Tyler.

Helen was born on February 15, 1954 in Kilgore, Texas to the late Wiley B. Perry and Francis Yarborough. She was a graduate from Leverett’s Chapel High School. She worked with Greyhound, ran Hot Shot to many oil companies, and as a caregiver for many years and enjoyed spending time with family and friends. Helen was a loving and caring mother, grandmother and great grandmother who will be missed by all that knew her.

Left to cherish her memory is her daughters, Kotara Pyle and husband Rick of Kilgore, Renea Woodruff and her husband Larry of Highlands, Texas, and Shannon M. Stone of Buffalo, Texas; sons, Mason Willige and wife Tami of Longview and Adam Stone of Kilgore; she was grandma to 20 grandchildren and 12 great grandchildren; also her extended family was Mo Chatham, Amanda Railey and their 4 children and 2 grandchildren, Chad and Angela Folds and their 3 children and 7 grandchildren. And many cousins, nieces, nephews, and dear friends and family.

She was preceded in death by her husband Mike, aunt Gwen, brother John, and parents.

In lieu of flowers please make donations to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517 Topeka, Kansas 66675-8517; American Cancer Society and St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Memphis, TN 38105.