Cemetery RecordChanhassen Pioneer Cemetery
Lot 36.1
Grave Status Occupied
Update Date 10/23/1997
Place of Birth Newport, Ohio
Place of Death Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota at her son's home (Oliver Stone)
Age 79
Marital Status Married John Miller in 1869/Married Eli Stone (1835-1909) in 1876
Mother Hannah Porter (1820-1910)
Father Samuel Leighty (1825-1904)
Children With John Miller: 2 children -one died in infancy and the other in 1914
With Eli Stone: John, Frank, Lizzie, Emma, Hattie, Oliver (CCBR)
Occupation
Military Status
Baptized
Occupant Information
Name
Thalia Mariah (Leighty) Stone
Sex
Female
Social Sec. No.
Date of Birth
10/17/1852
Date of Death
8/25/1932
Interment Date
8/27/1932
Cause of Death
Arterio Sclerosis
Place of Birth Newport, Ohio
Place of Death Chanhassen, Carver County, Minnesota at her son's home (Oliver Stone)
Age 79
Marital Status Married John Miller in 1869/Married Eli Stone (1835-1909) in 1876
Mother Hannah Porter (1820-1910)
Father Samuel Leighty (1825-1904)
Children With John Miller: 2 children -one died in infancy and the other in 1914
With Eli Stone: John, Frank, Lizzie, Emma, Hattie, Oliver (CCBR)
Occupation
Military Status
Baptized
Spouse Information
Name Eli Stone
Address deceased
City, State, Zip
Phone
Next of Kin Information
Name
Relationship
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Purchaser Information
Purchased By
Thalia (Leighty) Stone
Street
City, State, Zip
Phone
Date Purchased
4/4/1864
Amount Fee Paid
$5.00
Date Int Fee Paid
Interment Fee
0.00
Spouse Information
Name Eli Stone
Address deceased
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Phone
Next of Kin Information
Name
Relationship
Address
City, State, Zip
Phone
Lot 36.1 Update Date 10/23/1997
Name Thalia Marian (Leighty) Stone
Comments/History Thalia Leighty Stone's obituary was published in the Weekly Valley Herald on September
8, 1932 and read:
Summoned Peacefully But Unexpectedly After Fine Life of Four Score Years. Mrs. Thalia
Stone passed away Thursday afternoon about two o'clock at the home of her son, Oliver
K. Stone. She had enjoyed her dinner and was resting in her arm chair when the end
came. Mrs. Stone had lived out the Psalmist's span of life, having reached her four score
year.
The deceased was born October 17, 1852 in Newport, Ohio. In 1869 she became the
helpmate of John Miller, to which union two children were born, one of whom died in
infancy, and one in 1914. In 1876 she went with her parents to Glencoe, where she
married Eli Stone, to which union six children were born, three of whom survive their
parents. During the same year they established their home near Excelsior. Here they
joined the pioneers, prospered, made friends, and were as happy as any. Mrs. Stone was
left a widow in 1909. She was a resident of this community for a period of fifty-six years.
Mrs. Stone was a faithful, loving mother, and a very fraternal, helpful neighbor. She
possessed that rate sense of human which enlivened every occasion where she was. The
bright and happy aspects of life always appealed to her and she was not slow in
transmitting them to others. She read the Bible and tried to keep abreast of these swift and
exciting times. Her husband was a member of the
G.A.R., and she was a member of the W.R.C. which was represented at the funeral by two
standard bearers and others.
Those who survive to cherish the memory of their loved one are John Stone, Hill City, Mrs.
O.A. Rietz, Sioux Falls, South Dakota; Oliver K. Stone, Excelsior, also seven
grandchildren and Mrs. James Livingston and Mrs. Lewis P. Pennington of Great Falls,
Montanan, who called Grandma Stone mother for years while living in her home. She also
brought up two step -children, Ed Stone of Staples and Mrs. George Nightingale who died
some time ago. The funeral was held Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm at the home of her
son, Oliver K. Stone, and the interment was in the Chanhassen cemetery. Rev. James A.
Geer of Excelsior, pastor, conducted the service, and Mrs. Leonard Roers and Mrs. Jesse
Bitting sang three duets.
The floral offerings were many and beautiful. Those who carried the remains to their last
resting place were: J.E. Swenson, Arthur Lyman, Herbert Aspden, Valentine Rose, James
Livingston and Reuben DeGroth.