Charles Ernest Stone

Mr. Charles Ernest “Chuck” Stone, 86, of Fort Mill, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family at the Levine Dickson Hospice House in Charlotte on December 17, 2016.The celebration of life service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, December 19, 2016 at Wolfe Funeral Home Chapel, with the Rev. Becky Shirley officiating. The family will receive friends following the service.Born in Elkhart, Indiana, Mr. Stone was a son of the late Walter L. and Martha Scheetz Stone. He served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War and Vietnam War and went on to retire with 22 years of service. Mr. Stone had a subsequent career at Westinghouse Corporation in Charlotte and retired after another 22 years. He received his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business from Limestone College in Gaffney. Mr. Stone was a member of the Catawba Masonic Lodge of Fort Mill, the Scottish Rites of Panama City, a 32nd degree Mason and a member of the Hejaz Shrine Temple in Greenville, S.C. He enjoyed NASCAR races and sports. Mr. Stone was a loyal member of Philadelphia United Methodist Church and served in many capacities for more than 40 years.Surviving are his loving wife of 66 years, Mettie Johnson Stone; daughters, Laura Boling of Rock Hill, S.C., Katherine Acree (Malcolm) of Clearwater, Fla. and Jennifer S. Griffith (Sam) of Canton, Ga.; as well as his brother, Dale E. Stone of Goshen, Indiana; and two sisters, Mary Ann Bardo (Sam) of Bristol, Ind. and Susan S. Bowyer (Claude) of Elkhart, Ind. He also is survived by four grandchildren, Kristen Walsh, Jason Sampers, Michael Melton and Matthew Sampers; and six great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his sister, Barbara J. Stone.In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to the Levine and Dickson Hospice House at Southminster, 8919 Park Road – Suite 1000, Charlotte, NC 28210.Read Obituary