Billy Stoner

ANNA, Ill. -- Billy G. Stoner, 71, of Anna died Wednesday, Nov. 30, 2005, at Jonesboro Rehab and Health Care Center.

He was born Nov. 24, 1934, in Anna, son of George and Helen Brimm Stoner. He and Valetta J. Gurley were married July 13, 1955, in Compton, Calif.

Stoner was a plumber and pipefitter 34 years, retiring in 1999. He was a member of Mount Zion Baptist Church and Plumber and Pipefitters Local 137.

Survivors include his wife; two sons, Billy Stoner Jr. and Michael Stoner of Anna; his mother of Anna; a sister, Nancy Knight of Seguin, Texas; and five grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his father, a brother and a sister.

Friends may call at Lutz and Rendleman Funeral Home in Anna from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, and after 1 p.m. Saturday at Anna Heights Baptist Church.

The funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at the church, with the Rev. P. Dwayne Shewmaker officiating. Burial will be in Ebenezer Hall Cemetery at Lick Creek, Ill.