Ennis Stone

Brother Ennis Lee Stone, 73 of Arab passed away Saturday, December 9, 2023, at Marshall Medical Center North. Ennis was born January 9, 1950, in Arab the eldest son of Eulis “Boots” Stone and Eloise Southerland Stone. He was a 1968 graduate of JB Pennington High School, shortly after graduation he married the love of his life Jeanette Hayes Stone on August 4, 1968. After they got married they moved to Georgia where he worked for FORD Motor Company. They only stayed there about six weeks and moved home and he went to work for CPA and later began selling insurance. . He was drafted in the Army and had received orders to go to Vietnam, but when he arrived in California the orders changed, sending him to Germany and later he returned to Fort Knox, Kentucky until he was honorably discharged. He went back to work selling insurance for Southern United and then Mutual Savings before going to work for Alabama Power in 1977. He began in appliance sales and then worked in the tree crew, until he got the opportunity to go to lineman school to become a lineman and worked as a lineman until his retirement in April 2007. Brother Ennis grew up in a godly home and was saved in August of 1959 and shortly after he joined the Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church. In August 1973 he professed his call to preach and was ordained on October 6, 1974, to pastor his home church, Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Brother Ennis was a pastor of many Missionary Baptist Churches over the years from 1977 to present. Among those churches were Mount Hebron, Oneonta 2nd, Shady Grove, Hopewell, Welcome #1, Haw Grove, Austin Creek, New Bethel, Hendrix, Mount Pleasant, Bethlehem and was currently pastoring at Whitesville, where he had been since late October and of these churches, he had the opportunity of serving as pastor twice at Mount Hebron and Warrior Creek. He also had a love for and had served twice as moderator of the Blount County Missionary Baptist Association. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Jeanette Stone; sons: Greg Stone (Tammy) and Eric Stone (Lanchon); grandchildren: Conner Stone (Fiancé: Alison Hood), Katie Posey (Dylan), Dawson Stone (Logan Mae) and Destanie Stone (Fiancé: Hunter Evers); great grandson: Hayes Posey; brother: Sammy Stone (Patricia); uncle: Billy Stone (Patsy); host of other relatives and many dear friends. He was preceded by his parents: Boots and Eloise Stone and a nephew: Brad Stone. Funeral Service was 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 12, 2023, at the Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church with Brother Mark Jones, Brother Jimmy Aaron and Brother Paul Kelley officiating. The burial was in the Hopewell Cemetery, Brother Daryl Ross officiated the graveside committal, Gober Funeral Chapel directing. Visitation was from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday at the Warrior Creek Missionary Baptist Church. Pallbearers: Conner Stone, Dawson Stone, Dylan Posey, Hunter Evers, Chris Hall, Adam Dyer, Greg Key and Bart Blocker. Honorary pallbearers will be ministers, deacons and former co-workers.

Ennis Stone

January 9, 1950 - December 9, 2023