Vera Mae Stone, 77, died March 4, 2010 in Sebring. She was born in Newport, Arkansas on Oct. 13, 1932 to Parker and Ruth Stover. She had been a resident of Hardee County since 1969 coming from Marked Tree, Ark. She was a housewife, mother, and friend to all who knew her. She attended the Church of God and loved her Lord. She was preceded in death by husbands, Leonard Ward, Hershel A. Stone, Sr., her husband of 54 years, and a daughter, Debbie Darleon Stone. She is survived by three sons, Brady Deon Ward and wife Kim of Killien, TX, Hershel A. Stone Jr. and wife Debbie of Wauchula, Woodrow Wayne Stone of Caribel, FL; one daughter, Rose Romero of Parkin, Ark; two step-daughters, Shirley Ann Adams and Sharon Dale Conley, both of Houlka, Miss; several grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Services will be held on Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Robarts Garden Chapel. Visitation is from 2-3 p.m., followed by the funeral at 3 p.m. Interment is in Wauchula Cemetery.