Stone, Betty

Betty Sealey Stone, age 74 of Lumberton, NC died at her residence on Wednesday, January 5, 2011. She was born in Robeson County, NC on July 1, 1936 to the late I.P. and Ivey Alice Ivey Sealey. She was a homemaker. Mrs. Stone was pianist and organist at Long Branch Baptist for forty nine years, an active member of the Carey Hedgpeth Class and the J.O.Y. Group. Mrs. Stone is survived by her husband, James Arren “JA” Stone of the home; two sons, Dewey Stone and wife Amy of Lumberton, NC, Kevin Stone and wife Mary Kathryn of Lumberton, NC; a daughter, Cindy Kern and husband Michael of Fayetteville, NC; two brothers, Paul Sealey of Florence, SC and Fuller Sealey of Latta, SC; three sisters, Lillian Johnson of Raleigh, NC, Helen Hales of Bladenboro, NC and Jackie Musselwhite of Lumberton, NC; and three grandchildren, Michael Arren Kern, Jordan Faith Stone and Lanie Carolyn Stone. A Celebration of Life Service will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2011 at 2:00 PM at Long Branch Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Broadwell and Rev. Gary Strickland officiating. Burial will follow in Meadowbrook Cemetery, Lumberton, NC. A visitation will be held on Friday evening, January 7, 2011 from 7:00-9:00 PM at Floyd Mortuary & Crematory, Inc., 809 E 5th Street in Lumberton.