My Boice and Stone Family

Arthur Jackson Boice 1914-1996 and Margueriete Stone Boice 1911-1966

William Elhanon Stone 1888-1919  Susie R. Stone Briggs 1888-1971

Susan Aylesworth Reed Stone Briggs Hisert was the mother of Margueriete Willetta
Stone Boice.  William 'Willie' Stone died in the flu pneumonia epidemic of 1918-1919 leaving
his wife with 4 year old Adrian and 7 year old Margueriete.  She taught school until she
remarried two years later.  That husband was Frank Briggs.  After he died of cancer in
1936, she worked as housekeeper for Levi Skinner on the Chenango Lake farm for 30
years.  Levi was a gentle soul and dairy farmer.  He was like a grandfather to my brothers
and I.  I spent a week with them each summer.  He always had black licorice candy to
give us which is still a favorite of mine.  Levi is buried at Mt. Hope cemetery in Norwich, NY.

Harry N. Hisert  1892-1974

 Third husband to my Grandmother Susie.  I am very thankful that he was her companion to
the last and was there to look over her.  His stone is located to the right of hers shown above.