Funeral Services for Emma Stone, 88, of Oklahoma City were held Friday, March 31, 2023 at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Interment was at the Washington Cemetery under the direction of the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.

Mrs. Stone went home to be with her Lord Tuesday, March 28, 2023.

Emma Faye Cunningham was born March 13, 1935 in Wayne, Okla., the baby of four children born to Roy Allen Cunningham Sr and Lillie Mae (Ballard) Cunningham. She was raised primarily in Wayne, graduating with the Bulldog Class of 1954.

By chance, she met a young man from Purcell named Curtis Amber Stone. He was working at the meat counter in the grocery store when he noticed her, and the rest as they say is history. Emma married Curtis on June 4, 1956 in Washington. Together they raised two sons, twins Robert and Ronald.

Emma worked a variety of jobs throughout the years, mainly clerical and office. They lived in Moore for 30 years, and while there attended Regency Park Baptist Church. In 1989, they moved to Newcastle and served at Woodland Hills Baptist Church. Now retired, they settled in Port Aransas, Texas, to be closer to her sister, Mildred. At this time, Emma worked for the Chamber of Commerce, while Curtis worked for Bilmore’s Hardware, and they both greatly enjoyed their work. They loved living by the ocean and taking long walks together on the beach, collecting sea shells.

By 2005, they settled back in Oklahoma City to be closer to their sons and began attending Southern Hills Baptist Church. When they could, Curtis and Emma Faye traveled to Disneyland and Disneyworld, and made the trip a total of 29 times.

She was a woman of great faith; a gifted singer and she loved singing the old gospel hymns. She was an avid collector and enjoyed working puzzles, both crossword and jigsaw. Emma was a wonderful mother and grandmother, a special aunt and friend. She will be dearly missed!

She was preceded in death by her husband, Curtis Amber Stone; her parents, Roy Sr and Lillie Mae Cunningham; two sisters, Jewel Andrews and Mildred Gray and her brother, Roy Allen Cunningham Jr. 

Emma is survived by her boys, Robert Stone and wife, Brenda, of Oklahoma City and Ronald Stone and wife, Diana, of Norman; five grandchildren, Jared Stone and wife, Julia, of Blanchard, Drew Stone of Oklahoma City, Deann Stone of Oklahoma City, Dru Watkins of Moore and Chase Watkins of Norman; two great-granddaughters, Autumn and Sadie; several nieces and nephews, great nieces and nephews and a host of other family and friends.

Online condolences may be made at www.wilsonlittle.com.