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The following is a complete listing of obituaries as they appeared in the Jan. 16, 1010 edition of The Inyo Register. Cecelia Rooney Stone
1926-2009
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, Jan. 22 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Bishop for Hailey, Idaho resident Cecelia Rooney Stone. Burial will follow at the Line Street Cemetery. Arrangements are under the care of Wood River Chapel, Hailey, Idaho. An online guest book is available at www.woodriverchapel.com.
Born May 7, 1926 in Gilmore, Idaho to Daniel and Catherine Flood Rooney, Cecelia died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009 at Blaine Manor. She was 83.
Cecelia was raised in Hailey but later settled in Bishop where she raised three boys, Jack, Robert and Thomas, with her husband Rockey Eugene Stone, whom she married on Aug. 5, 1953 in Colorado Springs, Colo. She relocated to her childhood home of Hailey after more than 55 years when her failing health dictated it. She devoted herself to caring for her husband Rockey when his health failed and also her sister, Kate, during her final years.
Prior to her marriage to Rockey, Cecelia worked for AT&T as a telephone operator; she was one of the first operators in Hailey. She had a love for the outdoors, mountains and her church.
Cecelia was a member of the Catholic Church, the VFW womens auxiliary, Lions Club and was an accomplished Rummy player.
She always put others ahead of herself and was always there for you. She didn’t have a mean bone in her body. Her family and friends were always first.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rockey Stone; her youngest son, Thomas Stone; grandson, Rockey Stone; sisters, Mary, Rose, Bridget, Susie, Ellen and Kathleen; and her brothers, Daniel, Johnny and Matt Rooney.
Cecelia is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jack E. and Linda Stone of Tonopah, Nev. and their children, Anthony, Krystle, Nickolas and Michael; Robert D. Stone of Hailey and his children, Dustin and Matt; daughter-in-law, Tammy Stone of Tonopah and her children, Thomas, Mary, Becky and Heather; sister, Terry Howes of Hailey; and nine great-grandchildren, Kalan Stone, Charlotte Stone, Wyatt Stone, Keggan Stone, Rockey Jr. Stone, Cody Cook, Destiny Cook, Trevor Stone and Kailinn Stone.
Dorothy ‘Dode’ Wilkerson Aubrey Shultz
1916-2010
A family memorial will be held at a later date for lifelong Bishop resident Dorothy “Dode” Wilkerson Aubrey Shultz.
Born Nov. 12, 1916 in Bishop, Dorothy died Jan. 9, 2010 at the Lone Pine Care Facility.
Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, Thurman and Grace Wilkerson, three sisters, Alma, Therma “Babe” and Thelma “Tiny,” her brother, Allen; and husbands, Fred “Cap” Aubrey and William Shultz.
She is survived by her daughter, and son-in-law, Daris and Dick Moxley; son and daughter-in-law, Fred “Cap” Aubrey, II and Ruth; four grandchildren, Gary, Gail, Cap, III and Terri; five grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, donations in Dorothy’s memory may be made to Laws Railroad Museum.
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