Emma Fanny Milburn was born on 11. Dec. 1909 at Morton County, Kansas. She was the daughter of
Pete Ervin Milburn and
Lillus Faye Gillum. Emma Fanny Milburn married
Galen Harold Stoner, son of
Henry Stoner and
Linda Delphia McCammon, on 28. Aug. 1926 at Johnson, Stanton County, Kansas.
Emma Fanny Milburn and
Galen Harold Stoner appeared on the census of 7. Apr. 1930 at Rolla, Morton County, Kansas.
Obituary=Burlington Record, Thursday, 27 Oct 1994, Burlington, CO
Memorial services for Emma Stoner were held at the Burlington United Methodist Church at 10:30 Thursday morning, Oct 20, 1994 with Rev. Robert Spears
officiating. "I Walkedd Today Where Jesus Walked" and "Will There Be Any Stars in My Crown" were sung by soloist Rusty Sexson and the congregation sang "How Great Thou Art". Organist for prelude and songs was Billie Hinkhouse. Casket bearers were grandsons, Mike Stoner, Tom Stoner, Loren Tryon, Monte Keil, Kent Messenger and Ira Messenger. The eulogy was given by Mrs. Stoner's son-in-law, Clifford Messenger, and special memorials were spoken by her daughters, Claudine Messenger and Maxine Kindred. Interment was in the Claremont Cemetery, Stratton. Emma Fanny Milburn Stoner was born Dec. 11, 1909 in Morton Co., Kansas to Pete and Faye Milburn and grew up on a farm north of Rolla, Kansas. Emma and Galen Stoner were married on Aug. 28, 1926, and made there home in this area also, where five children were born to them. Their first child, Revah Beryl, died as an infant, then three daughters, Maxine (Kindred), Carolyn (Tryon), Claudine (Messenger), and son, Ronald. The family moved to the Smoky Angle Community south of Stratton in 1942 and then to Stratton in 1945 and soon purchased the Tom Kennedy farm north of there. Emma joined the Evangelical United Brethern Church, which later merged with the Methodist Church. She taught children's Sunday School, was active in Ladies Aid, worked in 4-H, as well as helping with all phases of farm work. She was a seamstress and made clothing for her family and others. In 1959, they sold their farm and moved into Stratton, where Galen worked for the Stratton Co-op and Emma worked in the school lunch room. Galen retired in 1970 and they moved to Grand Junction and later purchased a small property in a retirement village at Parker, AZ, and spent the summers visiting children and relatives in Colorado and Kansas. During the summer of 1976 they celebrated their Golden Wedding anniversary, rejoicing with most of their family and a host of friends at the St. Charles Hall in Stratton. After Galen passed away in 1979, Emma moved to Burlington, to be near her daughter and son-in-law, Maxine and Leo Kindred. She transferred her membership to the United Methodist Church and became active in United Methodist Women, the Quilters, Sunday school and church and with the senior citizens and RSVP group. For a time, she helped prepare meals at the Burlington Rest Home because she felt she had too much time on her hands. In 1989 she moved to Mesa and later to Payson, AZ where she resided until her death Oct. 15, 1994 after a short illness. She leaves to mourn four children, Maxine Kindred of Burlington, Carolyn and husband Ralph Tryon of Fort Collins, Claudine and husband Clifford Messenger of St. George, UT and Ronald and wife Evelyn Stoner of Payson, AZ, 14 grandchildren, 25 great grandchildren and one great-great granddaughter, three brothers, Elver, Earl and Tom Milburn of Rolla, Kansas, two sisters, Alma Myers and Grace Drew of Hugoton, Kansas, numerous extended family and a host of friends and acquaintances.
Emma Fanny Milburn died on 15. Oct. 1994 at Payson, Gila County, Arizona, at age 84. She was buried on 20. Oct. 1994 at Calremont Cemetery, Stratton, Kit Carson County, Colorado.