Money Stone

Money Stone Family




Hector Munselle Stone, son of Isaac Hugh Stone and Viola (Williams) Stone, was born November 11, 1922, Bare Beach, Hendry County, Florida.

During World War 11, Hector M. Stone served from June 22, 1943 to December 30, 1945 in the U. S. Army and was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant at Camp Blanding, Florida. He had served stateside and in Northern France with the 1194th Engineer Base Depot Company where he supervised and was responsible for the maintenance and repair of military vehicles, supervised motor and body repairs, oiling and greasing of trucks and cars, requisitioned supplies and equipment and tools, kept records of the use of the vehicles, repairs made, supplies and equipment. He received the Good Conduct Medal, EAMETO Medal, World War 11 Victory Medal. He served as a private for four months, engineer basic trng.; 23 months as tec-4 as a cook; 3 months as a s/sgt., motor transportation noncommissioned officer. He was described as following: �color eyes haz, color hair brn, height 5-8, 145 pounds.� His Army serial no. was 34 788 043.

�Money,� as he was known, variously was a grocery store manager, salesman for a bakery in the 1950s and 1960s in Auburndale, Florida, and finally a bartender. At the time of Zell�s birth, he was manager of Margaret Ann Mkt. They then lived at 1704 - 14th St. West, Bradenton. When Gena was born, they lived at 2732 Ave. R. N. W., Winter Haven, Florida. He then was employed by Butter-Krust Bakeries. When he died, he was living at the Golf View Motel, Clewiston, Florida.

Money died June 11, 1966 at Clewiston, Florida and is buried by his parents and sister, Mae Lily, in Woodlawn Cemetery, West Palm Beach, Florida.

At Gainesville, Florida on September 16, 1941, he married Winnifred Juanita Bozeman . �Winnie� was born July 29, 1921, LaBelle, Hendry County, Florida and died in December 1982, Naples, Collier County, Florida. Winnie divorced Money on June 7, 1965 at Fort Myers, Lee County, Florida.

They had three children: Viola Lynne (Mrs. Bob Cadenhead), Sheldon Munselle "Zell", Betty Eugena �Gena� (Mrs. Scott Gundeck).


Money Stone, Clewiston, Fla.


Money Stone, Clewiston, Fla.


Sgt. Hector Munselle Stone, 1944/5


Money Stone


Winnie Bozeman Stone


Lynn Stone, Winter Haven, Fla., 1953


Money Stone


Tombstone, Woodlawn Cemetery

March 19, August 21, 2002, April 12, 2004

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