CHERRY — Allen R. Stone, 62, of 401 E. Cherry in Cherry, died at 6:25 a.m. Friday, Nov. 16, 2012, in OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria after recovering from open heart surgery.

Mr. Stone was born Sept. 15, 1950, in Monmouth to Rolland C. and Marjorie (Hill) Stone. He married Rosalie Smith on June 9, 1978.

He worked at Illinois Cement for 33 years and was a part-time farmer for the Gillan family in Cherry. He was a member of Trinity United Church of Christ and United Steel Workers Union. He enjoyed family and friends.