Nancy Stone

Obituary of Nancy Stone

Stone, Nancy Hood (1931 - 2019) She is survived by sons Jeffrey Paul of Oregon, Glen Shannon (Kathleen), Christopher Rodes (Linda) of Minneapolis; grandchildren Paul Sean (Eve and children, Teylor, Makenzie, Kylon EJ and JR), of Roseburg, Oregon, Nathan of Nashville, Tennessee, and Lauren (Lucas and daughter Kaylee) of Waconia; and brother Rodes Smith Hood (Beverly) of Bowling Green, Missouri. Nancy grew up in Bowling Green, Missouri, attended Ward-Belmont College in Nashville, Tennessee, and the University of Colorado in Boulder before marrying Paul J. Stone and moving to Oregon. There she finished her degree in English at the University of Oregon and did some teaching before her three sons were born. The family moved to Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1965, where Nancy taught English at Mesa State College. Following divorce, she, Chris, and Glen moved to Minneapolis in 1973, where she did graduate work at United Theological Seminary and the University of Minnesota before returning to teaching at Minneapolis and North Hennepin Community Colleges, retiring in 1993. In 1994, Jack McGee, her high school "steady", came back into her life, fulfilling a relationship begun in 1948. Jack died in 2001. In later years, Lincoln Hudson became a special friend and companion. In addition to her deep love for her family and friends, Nancy was a lover of books and ideas. Other loves included cats, photography, family history, gardening, theatre, and travel. She was a member of the First Unitarian Society and P.E.O. One of her favorite quotations was from Albert Camus: "In the midst of winter, I found there lay, in me, an invincible summer." Friends are invited to an Open House to share mirth, memories, and music at Cherrywood Pointe, 18405 Old Rockford Road, Plymouth, MN 55446 on Saturday, January 19, from 11:00 am to 2:00 pm. Nancy's ashes will be buried with the Hood family in Bowling Green, Missouri. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to the North Hennepin Community College Foundation, the Animal Humane Society, or Park Nicollet Methodist Hospice Special Needs Fund. The family gives special thanks to Park Nicollet Methodist Home Hospice Team.

Saturday
19
January

Open House

11:00 am - 2:00 pm
Saturday, January 19, 2019
Cherrywood Pointe
8405 Old Rockford Road
Plymouth, Minnesota, United States
To share mirth, memories, and music