In memory of George Glennard Stone
The Lord's Supper was instituted by Christ Himself as the second visible sign of grace or sacrament that we are to practice until his coming. The communion wafer is bread and represents Christ's body broken for us. The communion cup of wine represents Christ's blood shed for our sins.
On April 19, 1923, George Glennard Stone was born to Clinnie Franklin and Jasper Joseph Stone in Atmore, AL. He attended Atmore schools until his family moved to the Davisville, FL community when he was eight years of age. In 1941, he was graduated from Ernest Ward High School in Walnut Hill. World War II interrupted his college years and he served in the 354th Infantry in the European Theater of Operations. During the time he was in the army – 1943 to 1946 – he was awarded various medals including the Service Medal with two Bronze Stars. Upon his return from the Army, he completed his education at the University of Florida earning his Bachelor of Science Degree in Agriculture. He married Pattie Marvine Odom of Perry, FL in 1948 and the marriage was blessed with five children. From 1947 to 1963, he taught vocational agriculture in Escambia County, FL public schools serving as assistant director of vocational education for a year before being promoted to vocational director. Elected to the Florida House of Representatives in 1956, he served as Speaker Pro-Tempore and Speaker-designate. The George Stone Vocational-Technical Center and Lake Stone were posthumously named for him. He became a member of First Presbyterian Church when he made a profession of faith and was baptized on April 16, 1960. He served as Sunday School Superintendent, was ordained a deacon on January 27,1963 and was an elder- elect when he was killed in an auto accident on April 1, 1966. This window in his memory was given by his widow, Pattie Odom Stone