Jo Ann Gillies Stone

September 17, 1931 - December 3, 2015

Jo Ann Gillies Stone, 84, passed away December 3, 2015. She was surrounded by her loving family. She was born in Provo, Utah on September 17, 1931 to the late Claude and Naomi Lamb Gillies. She grew up in Salem, Utah. She married Lynn Stewart Stone. They were married in the Salt Lake City Temple on June 6, 1949. She served in the LDS Church in many callings, including Road Show Director, which she enjoyed most of all. She was the Counseling Secretary for Orem High School for 23 years. She said her greatest accomplishment was her family. We will all miss “her” way of cooking, her great kindness, her love of music and literature, her example and testimony, endless card games, tea parties, witty sense of humor, board games, and countless black and white movies. She is survived by three children; a son, Boyd Lynn Stone (Karen) and two daughters, Janet Stone Hardinger (Gail) and JoLyn Stone Anderson (Kevin) and 16 Grandchildren and 35 Great Grandchildren. She is also survived by a brother Roger Gillies (Tonya) and two sisters, Jerri Gillies Griffin (Stan) and Susan Gillies Cornell (Ralph) whom all adore and love her. A Viewing will be held in the Sharon Park 1st Ward, 310 North 100 East, Orem, Utah. Friends may call Sunday evening Dec. 6th from 7:30 pm to 9:00 pm. There will be a Graveside Service Monday, Dec. 7th at 10:30 am at Salem City Cemetery, 130 East 965 South, Salem, Utah. Funeral Directors: Utah Valley Mortuary.