James Stoner

James "Art" Stoner, 93 of Cape Girardeau, passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Lutheran Home.

He was born Dec. 20, 1924, in Waldo, Ohio, to the late John and Daisy Hoffman Stoner.

He was a graduate of Waldo High School and served in the U.S. Army during WWII and was in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany.

Art and Kathryn Reynolds were married Dec. 28, 1945, in Lexington, Kentucky.

He managed a farm implement store in Marion, Ohio, and later moved to Cape Girardeau in 1969. He worked for the Gehl Co. out of West Bend, Wisconsin, as a territory manager, selling farm equipment. Later he worked for Jackson Implement and Heuer and Sons in Cape Girardeau.

Survivors include his wife of 72 years, Kathryn Stoner of Cape Girardeau; daughters, Mary Kay (Al) Kates of Stone Mountain, Georgia, Chris (Dale) Erickson of Gainesville, Virginia, and Marcia (Steve) Hendrix of Jackson; seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by five sisters and a grandson, Nicholas Hendrix.

Visitation will be from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Douglas C. Breite officiating. Burial with full military honors will follow at Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to Trinity Lutheran Church.

Online condolences may be shared at www.fordandsonsfuneralhome.com.