Obituaries

Harold D. Stoner

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Harold D. Stoner was born on June 29, 1936, and raised in the sand hills of Nebraska. He was the youngest of the six children born to Rollie and Mary Stoner. At an early age, Harold learned the work ethic as life on a ranch was one of the care and tending of cattle, roundups and brandings. As a young man he attended a community college and shortly thereafter married Carol Stoner. They had three children, Wayne, Virginia and Andrew. After several moves to towns in Nebraska, the family moved to Littleton, Colo., where Harold worked as a tool and die maker. They resided in Littleton for some years before a move to Parker, Colo. Harold became a successful builder of custom homes in the Parker and Castle Rock areas. In 1988, he met and married Jennifer and the two continued to live in Parker until 1999 when they retired in Rogers, Ark. Harold had interests in photography, dark room effects and processing, and the photography of animals, people and nature. He won several awards for his photographs. Harold was also an avid fisherman and for a time belonged to the Striper Club. His true passion in life was woodworking, beginning by building identical fine cherry desks for each of his children in 1979. In Rogers, Ark., Harold was soon active in the Stateline Woodturners Club, as he always had a love for creating fine art woodwork pieces from various types of exotic wood, including the ancient Kauri wood from New Zealand which is the world's oldest wood. Harold created hundreds of wood art during his life, including bowls, vases, boxes to hold medals for veterans, pens, Christmas ornaments, tops for tots, kaleidoscopes, salt and pepper shakers, and many other items. Pyrography was an added element to many of his art pieces. Until he was too ill he would be out in his shop turning away. Many of his works are at Poor Richard's in Rogers and Fantasy and Stone in Eureka Springs. A remembrance service is scheduled for Oct. 13, of this year at 11 a.m. at Bland Chapel in the Rocky Branch area. Contributions will go to the Stateline Woodturners for a special tool honoring Harold. Donations may be sent to the care of Paul Moore, president, 1201 SE 30th St., Bentonville, AR 72712.

Published September 21, 2014

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