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Thomas Edward Stone, 68, of Columbus, MS passed away Sunday, March 7, 2021, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, GT.

A visitation will be Friday, March 12, 2021, from 10:00-11:00 AM at Lowndes Funeral Home. A service will follow at 11:00 AM in the Chapel with Bro. David Coleman officiating. Interment will be in Mt. Vernon Cemetery, Columbus, MS with Lowndes Funeral Home directing.

Mr. Stone was born on September 27, 1952, in Henderson, KY to the late Betty Cobb Stone and Thomas Edward Stone, Sr. He was a member of Mt. Vernon Church. Mr. Stone worked for Columbus Police Aux. and was known as Chief Stone, he worked at Eurocopter as a Sr. Electrical Tech. and worked at Clark Vending as a service tech. for many years. He was a member of Sons of the American Legion, The River Rats BBQ competition cooking team. Mr. Stone loved going to his grandson's baseball games and anything they were involved with and enjoyed playing cards with his buddies. In addition to his parents, Mr. Stone is preceded in death by his sisters- Martha Evans, and Lisa Hall; and his step-mother- Joyce Stone.

Mr. Stone is survived by his wife- Yvonne Bibee Stone of Columbus, MS; son- Shawn (Callie) Stone of Columbus, MS; daughter- Kimberly (Sam Latham) Knight of Evansville, IN; grandchildren-John Thomas "JT" Stone, Thaxton Edward "Thax" Stone, Samuel McClue "Sam" Stone, Kendra Scott, Kevin Rutter, and Kayla Roach;9 great-grandchildren; sisters- Barbara Eichen, Charlotte Heid, and Dena Martin; brother- Glenn Stone; step-brother- David Odom; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Stephen Sims, David Odom, John Allen, Jay Johnson, Bruce Shaw, Richie Price, Glenn Baldwin, and Blake Parker.

Honorary pallbearers will be Dr. John Griffin, Dr. John Whitecar, Dr. Amber Borden, Dr. James Woodard, Dr. Peter Tofts, Dr. John King, Staff of Kindred Home Health, Members of the Sons of American Legion, Doug Hill, Kenny Sigafose, Ed Humphreys, Johnny McDill, Jerry Gibson, Claude Carter, and Jim Parsons.

Memorials may be made to American Cancer Society 1380 Livingston Lane Jackson, MS 39213 or American Heart Association P.O. Box 16808 Jackson, MS 39236.