Obituary of Raymond Malcolm Stone
Raymond “Ray” Malcolm Stone, age 82, of Rome, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 11, 2024, at the Abraham House of Rome, with the love of his life of 32 years, Sunshine, by his side, after fighting a courageous battle with lung cancer.
Ray was born in Luton, (Bedfordshire) England on March 16, 1942, to the late Charles and Anne Lyons Stone. At the age of 16, he joined the British Merchant Navy for seven years. He worked on the original Queen Mary in 1960 and the original Queen Elizabeth in 1963. Ray worked on many cruise lines: The Princess Cruise Lines and The Cunard Cruise Lines just to name a few. He worked at several casinos in London including A PAIR OF SHOES casino where he said “a lot of movie stars would come in and play, and Sophia Loren was just one example.”
Ray moved to the US and eventually settled in Rome, NY. He was one of the original people to help open the Turning Stone Casino and worked as an assistant shift manager there. He enjoyed meeting people and chatting with them and telling his past stories of his experiences in life. He would always be the first person to give someone a ride or help them with whatever they needed. One of his favorite pastimes was to food shop which he would do almost every day. He would go to every supermarket in town or the next town over.
He enjoyed cooking, eating, and horse racing. He was an avid soccer fan and followed the Tottenham Hotspur F.C. Every morning, he could be found with several of his friends enjoying a coffee and their friendship.
Ray is survived by the love of his life of 32 beautiful and fun years, Sunshine Jacobs Stone whom loved and adored him so much; his daughters, Donna Stone Getchell and Sarah Stone both of FL; grandchild, Lilly Corcorhan; a half-sister, Sharon Mutabheni; his fur babies, Jazzie and Sammy; and several nieces and nephews including a special niece and nephew, Sharon Faria and Gary Freese. He was predeceased by a sister, Margaret Freese; and fur babies, Peaches, Cream, and Sunny.
Ray's funeral will be held on Saturday, July 27, 2024 at 5:45 PM at the Barry Funeral Home, 807 W. Chestnut Street Rome, NY 13440, where friends and family can share remarks of remembrance.
Relatives and friends may call at the funeral home from 4 to 5:45 PM prior to the funeral.
Memorial donations in Ray's name may be made to the Abraham House of Rome at www.theabrahamhouse.org/ways-to-support/donate/ and/or Mr. Mo's Project for senior dogs at www.mrmoproject.com.
Please offer online condolences at: www.BarryFuneralHome.com.
