Harilyn Stone Bell Burger passed away on Jan. 31st, 2023, at her home in Hickory, N.C. She was born in a parsonage in New Haven, West Virginia, the daughter of Rev. Harry H. Stone and Dorothy Kelbaugh Stone. She lived most of her life in West Virginia.
She was the mother of three children, Cathy Bell of Vienna, WV, Dennis Bell (Catherine) of Hickory, NC and Harry Bell of Charlotte, NC.
Before retiring to North Carolina, she was Director of Music Ministries / organist at Wayside United Methodist Church in Vienna for 25 years, and previously organist for churches in Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH and the French Presbyterian Church in Casablanca Morocco, where services were held for American military families stationed there. She was a 30-year member and past Dean of the Blennerhassett Chapter of American Guild of Organists, Choristers Guild, WV Music Teachers Association and the Fellowship of the United Methodists in Worship, Music and the Other Arts. She was also a teacher of piano, both privately and in classes.
In North Carolina, she became a member of St. Luke's United Methodist, Hickory, NC, Jake Golden Bible Class, and the Music Department.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Haney D. Bell, sister, Alvina McCauley, brother, John Stone, second husband Samuel H. Burger, granddaughter, Emily Jessup and great-great-grandson, Lincoln Shockey.
She is survived by her children, seven grandchildren, Jesse Bell-Boggs (Dan), Ashley Powell (Joe), Lindsay Taylor (Scott), Erin Gyory (Todd), Benjamin Jessup-Barraza (Josh), Amy Salo (Daniel) and Parker Lankewicz, twelve great grandchildren, Lydia (Robert), Shelby and Grace Hyde, Joe, Sam, Allie and Hunter Powell, William and Hannah Taylor and Wyatt, Nash and Summer Gyory, and twin great-great grandsons, Oliver and Charlie Shockey.
Harilyn embodied the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Her legacy will be treasured by her family and friends.
Her family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care given by the staff of Carolina Caring Hospice, especially by nurse, Lisa Bumgarner.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Hickory, NC with the Rev. Thomas Griffis officiating. Burial at Evergreen North, Parkersburg, WV.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wayside United Methodist Church at 3001 Grand Central Ave, Vienna, WV 26105.
Bass Smith Funeral Home and Crematory in Hickory, NC has been entrusted with arrangements.
1940 Census WV
Head Harry H Stone 39
Wife Dorothy K Stone 35
Son John Ruskin Stone 9
Daughter Harylin Mae Stone 7
Daughter Alvina Jane Stone 4
She was the mother of three children, Cathy Bell of Vienna, WV, Dennis Bell (Catherine) of Hickory, NC and Harry Bell of Charlotte, NC.
Before retiring to North Carolina, she was Director of Music Ministries / organist at Wayside United Methodist Church in Vienna for 25 years, and previously organist for churches in Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH and the French Presbyterian Church in Casablanca Morocco, where services were held for American military families stationed there. She was a 30-year member and past Dean of the Blennerhassett Chapter of American Guild of Organists, Choristers Guild, WV Music Teachers Association and the Fellowship of the United Methodists in Worship, Music and the Other Arts. She was also a teacher of piano, both privately and in classes.
In North Carolina, she became a member of St. Luke's United Methodist, Hickory, NC, Jake Golden Bible Class, and the Music Department.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Haney D. Bell, sister, Alvina McCauley, brother, John Stone, second husband Samuel H. Burger, granddaughter, Emily Jessup and great-great-grandson, Lincoln Shockey.
She is survived by her children, seven grandchildren, Jesse Bell-Boggs (Dan), Ashley Powell (Joe), Lindsay Taylor (Scott), Erin Gyory (Todd), Benjamin Jessup-Barraza (Josh), Amy Salo (Daniel) and Parker Lankewicz, twelve great grandchildren, Lydia (Robert), Shelby and Grace Hyde, Joe, Sam, Allie and Hunter Powell, William and Hannah Taylor and Wyatt, Nash and Summer Gyory, and twin great-great grandsons, Oliver and Charlie Shockey.
Harilyn embodied the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Her legacy will be treasured by her family and friends.
Her family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care given by the staff of Carolina Caring Hospice, especially by nurse, Lisa Bumgarner.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Hickory, NC with the Rev. Thomas Griffis officiating. Burial at Evergreen North, Parkersburg, WV.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wayside United Methodist Church at 3001 Grand Central Ave, Vienna, WV 26105.
Bass Smith Funeral Home and Crematory in Hickory, NC has been entrusted with arrangements.
1940 Census WV
Head Harry H Stone 39
Wife Dorothy K Stone 35
Son John Ruskin Stone 9
Daughter Harylin Mae Stone 7
Daughter Alvina Jane Stone 4
Harilyn Stone Bell Burger passed away on Jan. 31st, 2023, at her home in Hickory, N.C. She was born in a parsonage in New Haven, West Virginia, the daughter of Rev. Harry H. Stone and Dorothy Kelbaugh Stone. She lived most of her life in West Virginia.
She was the mother of three children, Cathy Bell of Vienna, WV, Dennis Bell (Catherine) of Hickory, NC and Harry Bell of Charlotte, NC.
Before retiring to North Carolina, she was Director of Music Ministries / organist at Wayside United Methodist Church in Vienna for 25 years, and previously organist for churches in Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH and the French Presbyterian Church in Casablanca Morocco, where services were held for American military families stationed there. She was a 30-year member and past Dean of the Blennerhassett Chapter of American Guild of Organists, Choristers Guild, WV Music Teachers Association and the Fellowship of the United Methodists in Worship, Music and the Other Arts. She was also a teacher of piano, both privately and in classes.
In North Carolina, she became a member of St. Luke's United Methodist, Hickory, NC, Jake Golden Bible Class, and the Music Department.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Haney D. Bell, sister, Alvina McCauley, brother, John Stone, second husband Samuel H. Burger, granddaughter, Emily Jessup and great-great-grandson, Lincoln Shockey.
She is survived by her children, seven grandchildren, Jesse Bell-Boggs (Dan), Ashley Powell (Joe), Lindsay Taylor (Scott), Erin Gyory (Todd), Benjamin Jessup-Barraza (Josh), Amy Salo (Daniel) and Parker Lankewicz, twelve great grandchildren, Lydia (Robert), Shelby and Grace Hyde, Joe, Sam, Allie and Hunter Powell, William and Hannah Taylor and Wyatt, Nash and Summer Gyory, and twin great-great grandsons, Oliver and Charlie Shockey.
Harilyn embodied the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Her legacy will be treasured by her family and friends.
Her family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care given by the staff of Carolina Caring Hospice, especially by nurse, Lisa Bumgarner.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Hickory, NC with the Rev. Thomas Griffis officiating. Burial at Evergreen North, Parkersburg, WV.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wayside United Methodist Church at 3001 Grand Central Ave, Vienna, WV 26105.
Bass Smith Funeral Home and Crematory in Hickory, NC has been entrusted with arrangements.
1940 Census WV
Head Harry H Stone 39
Wife Dorothy K Stone 35
Son John Ruskin Stone 9
Daughter Harylin Mae Stone 7
Daughter Alvina Jane Stone 4
She was the mother of three children, Cathy Bell of Vienna, WV, Dennis Bell (Catherine) of Hickory, NC and Harry Bell of Charlotte, NC.
Before retiring to North Carolina, she was Director of Music Ministries / organist at Wayside United Methodist Church in Vienna for 25 years, and previously organist for churches in Parkersburg, WV, Marietta, OH and the French Presbyterian Church in Casablanca Morocco, where services were held for American military families stationed there. She was a 30-year member and past Dean of the Blennerhassett Chapter of American Guild of Organists, Choristers Guild, WV Music Teachers Association and the Fellowship of the United Methodists in Worship, Music and the Other Arts. She was also a teacher of piano, both privately and in classes.
In North Carolina, she became a member of St. Luke's United Methodist, Hickory, NC, Jake Golden Bible Class, and the Music Department.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Haney D. Bell, sister, Alvina McCauley, brother, John Stone, second husband Samuel H. Burger, granddaughter, Emily Jessup and great-great-grandson, Lincoln Shockey.
She is survived by her children, seven grandchildren, Jesse Bell-Boggs (Dan), Ashley Powell (Joe), Lindsay Taylor (Scott), Erin Gyory (Todd), Benjamin Jessup-Barraza (Josh), Amy Salo (Daniel) and Parker Lankewicz, twelve great grandchildren, Lydia (Robert), Shelby and Grace Hyde, Joe, Sam, Allie and Hunter Powell, William and Hannah Taylor and Wyatt, Nash and Summer Gyory, and twin great-great grandsons, Oliver and Charlie Shockey.
Harilyn embodied the Fruit of the Spirit (Galatians 5:22-23): love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Her legacy will be treasured by her family and friends.
Her family would like to acknowledge the compassionate care given by the staff of Carolina Caring Hospice, especially by nurse, Lisa Bumgarner.
Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2023, at St. Luke's United Methodist Church in Hickory, NC with the Rev. Thomas Griffis officiating. Burial at Evergreen North, Parkersburg, WV.
The family will receive friends from 10 a.m. until 11 a.m. prior to services.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Wayside United Methodist Church at 3001 Grand Central Ave, Vienna, WV 26105.
Bass Smith Funeral Home and Crematory in Hickory, NC has been entrusted with arrangements.
1940 Census WV
Head Harry H Stone 39
Wife Dorothy K Stone 35
Son John Ruskin Stone 9
Daughter Harylin Mae Stone 7
Daughter Alvina Jane Stone 4
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