Willie Mae Stone, age 98, of Nashville, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2026. She was born Feb. 20, 1928, in Center Point, Ark., to the late Martha Finley (Moore) and Benjamin Edgar Allen.
She was a chicken grower for Tyson, and was a cattle farmer. She was strong and dearly loved.
She is preceded in death by 12 brothers and sisters; husband Robert Vaughn Stone; sons Bobby and Billy Stone; daughter Patricia Elders; and great-great-granddaughter Reign Ann Culwell.
She is survived by granddaughters Pam Elders of North Little Rock, Ark., and Heather Stone of Pearcy, Ark.; great-granddaughter Grace Culwell, great-great-granddaughter Promise Culwell, great-great-grandson Stone Culwell all of Missouri; son-in-law Jim Elders of North Little Rock, Ark.; and daughter-in-law Jerlyn Stone of Nashville, Ark., as well as several nieces and nephews.
The family would like to thank Lakewood Health & Rehab in North Little Rock, Ark., and Gentiva Hospice for their care and support. And a very special thank you to her roommate, Linda, for watching out for her “Momma Stone” and loving her like her own.
Visitation will be Monday, Nov. 2, 2026, at 10 a.m. with a Celebration of Life at 11 ,a.m. at Latimer Funeral Home, 115 E. Hempstead, Nashville, Ark., with Charles M. Barnes officiating. Burial will follow at Corinth Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Embassy Church, PO Box 17070, North Little Rock, AR 72117.
You may send an online sympathy message at latimerfuneralhome.com.
