Lena Stone

Funeral services for Lena Mae Williams Stone, 94, a long-time Texico resident, will held Saturday, at 10:00 A.M. CST at the Farwell Church of Christ. Burial will follow at the Texico Cemetery.

Mrs. Stone died Monday, December 25, 2006 at the Muleshoe Area Medical Center. She was born January 4, 1912 near Decatur in Wise County, TX, to the late James Silas and Malinda Ferguson Williams. She moved with her parents and family to a farm about five miles east of Texico in 1920s; she attended Bovina and Farwell schools.

She was a member of the Farwell Church of Christ for almost 80 years.

In 1930 she married Lester Means, and for many years the couple farmed about three northwest of Texico. They bought an old livery stable in Texico in 1944 and converted it to the Home Grocery and Locker Plant, operating it for about 17 years. Mr. Means died in 1962.

In 1964 Mae married Judge Stone of Texico. He worked in civil service at Cannon Air Force Base until his retirement; he died in 1980.

Mrs. Stone was also preceded in death by her five brothers and five sisters: Roy Williams and J. B. Williams of Clovis; John Williams of Seattle, WA; Joe Williams of Dallas; Hamilton Williams of Refugio, TX; Cora Lunsford and Martha Boyd of Farwell; America Crook, Nannie Simpson and Faye Jones of Clovis; by a step-daughter, Inez Means McReynolds; and a step-son Roy Stone.

Survivors include several step-grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one sister-in-law, Nell Williams of Corpus Christi; and many nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Stone was very proud of the Texico-Farwell community and felt it was a good place to live; she worked in many of Texicos activities, including beautification projects, Border Town Days, the maintenance of the Texico Cemetery, and others. She was honored by the Chamber of Commerce in 1985 as Texicos Woman of the Year. In 1991 the Chamber gave her a special Workhorse Award in recognition of her work and she was made an honorary member of the Chamber of Commerce in 1998. She was taken by surprise by each of the honors because she said she was just doing what she thought any resident should do to try to make the town a better place to live.

Mae Stone will be remembered by those who knew her as one who served others in many ways. Her life enriched the lives of those touched.

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