George Denzil "Deese" Stone

GEORGE DENZIL “Deese” STONE, 86, passed away December 3, 2014 at the IHC Hospice of Logan Regional Hospital. He was born in the family home in Newton, Utah on August 2, 1928 and was the seventh child of George William and Betsey Goodsell Stone. His siblings were Nonovie, Alfred, Julia, Vernell, Virginia, Gaylen, Genevie and Leon. Denzil attended the Newton Elementary School and he was a member of the Newton Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. He was a friend to the community. He loved sports and particularly basketball and baseball. He played baseball as a youth and was an avid fan of the Boston Celtics and the Red Sox all his life, keeping close track of their statistics. He was equally loyal to the Smithfield Blue Sox. Richard Hansen was a special friend and he honored him with a life time pass to the Blue Sox games. He was also an enthusiastic supporter of the Sky View teams and attended their games whenever he could get a ride. He had a special love for animals. He always had a dog and cats, and he loved horses. At an early age he got jobs helping the farmers in town as they needed extra help. He did a lot of work for his neighbors: the Andersons, Christensens, and the Bensons. He liked helping with the hay and wheat and especially riding the horses. He was so happy when he could get his own horse, “old Dan” and he was often seen riding about town, visiting different friends, and offering rides to the kids. When Dan died, he found another beautiful horse, “ Blondie”. His friend, Norris, asked him to ride Dan and lead the Newton Parade. This became a tradition and Deese proudly held the American flag and, riding his horse, he led the parade every year thereafter. When he could no longer ride a horse he led the parade on his ATV, carrying a passenger—his beloved dog. Denzil was a faithful, dependable worker. He worked for four generations of Bensons, beginning with little jobs for Marcus, then helping in the hay, grain and other crops for Royden, Glen and Mark and eventually working in their dairy, milking, feeding and tenderly caring for the animals, and finally with Craig. He was fond of nurturing the baby calves. His day began at 4:00 a.m. and his time each morning never varied. He was honest and trustworthy. His cute personality and quick wit will be missed by his friends and family. He is survived by his sister, Genevie Arrendondo of Salt Lake City, his brother, Leon, of Logan, and his many nieces and nephews. His funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 6 at 12:00 noon in the Newton LDS Chapel, 90 South 100 West in Newton. There will be a viewing before the service in Newton beginning at 10:30 until 11:45 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of Cache Valley Mortuary in Hyde Park, Utah.