Rowena Valery Stoner

Mrs. Rowena Valery Moylan Stoner, 94, beloved wife of Oliver B Stoner for 62 years entered into rest on Friday, March 11, 2016 at Select Specialty Hospital, in Augusta, Georgia. The family will receive friends for a viewing and a rosary service at 6:00PM on Tuesday, March 15, 2016 at the Monroe County Memorial Chapel in Forsyth, Georgia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00AM the following day, Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at the Monroe County Memorial Chapel. Commitment service will follow at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Milledgeville, GA, at 2:30PM.  Mrs. Stoner was born Rowena Valery Moylan in Livonia Michigan. She was one of four children in a tight family during the depression. Her father was a World War I veteran that earned a living variously as an entertainer and newspaper editor. The family moved around a lot during Rowena’s younger life leaving her with deeply held convictions about family and friends. She worked in a bomber manufacturing plant during the Second World War and was very proud of her efforts to support the war effort. After WWII Rowena joined family in California and met her soon to be husband in San Diego California.  Rowena and Oliver were married in 1952. She found herself maintaining her small family alone over many long months as her husband deployed as a US Marine to various foreign deployments. Mrs. Stoner and her family settled in Forsyth Georgia after her husband retired from the Marine Corps in 1969.   Mrs. Stoner was very proud of time she spent working at the Monroe County Hospital. She and Oliver were members of Holy Spirit Catholic Church in Macon. She and Oliver moved into an assisted living facility in Augusta to be near their son and daughter in law in January 2015.  Rowena, is survived by her beloved daughter Diane, son Jack (and his wife Nancy), and sisters-in-law Virginia Manor and Joy Krug. She leaves behind five loving grandchildren, Shawn Stoner, Jacquetta Ruston, Jessica Stoner, Jeffrey Stoner, and Joanne Stoner; and five great grandchildren; Cole Tyler, Rebecca, Jacob, Jayden, and Jovi.  The family request flowers are sent to the Monroe County Memorial Chapel, 86 W. Main Street, Forsyth, Georgia 31029 and/or donations to the Holy Spirit Catholic Church Building Fund, 4074 Chambers Rd Macon, GA 31206.  To view this live at the time of the service or at a later time please visit: http://citylinktv.com/channel/forsyth-monroe-county-memorial-chapel/    Monroe County Memorial Chapel has charge of arrangements.