Howard Davis Stone, 81, of Hartford, Kentucky, died in Bowling Green, Kentucky, on February 23, 2022. He was a member and elder of the Lisman Cumberland Presbyterian Church (Covenant Presbytery) in Lisman, Kentucky. He had also served as an elder at Ashland Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Clay, Kentucky.¹ Howard retired from Dotiki Mines after 31 years of service. He was the mine safety director and also led the mine rescue team for several years. He was a founding member of the Thumbpicker’s Hall of Fame. Howard loved singing gospel music in the Homecoming Quartet.

¹Unconfirmed.