Jan. 24, 1923 – Oct. 23, 2018
Frances Katherine Stock, 95, of Sweet Home died Oct. 23, 2018, surrounded by her family.
She was born Jan. 24, 1923 in Fromburg, Mont., to John and Bertha (Bracewell) Morris.
Much of her youth was spent on the Southern Oregon coast. She moved with her family to Lebanon in 1938. She married James Earl Stock Dec. 25, 1941.
Upon graduating from Lebanon Union High School in June of 1942, she joined her husband Jim, who was serving in the Army, in Los Angeles; later traveling to Georgia and eventually settling in the Potsdam and Buffalo, N.Y. areas where Jim taught in the military college.
During this time Mrs. Stock found work in retail.
Upon the end of World War II, the Stocks moved to Sweet Home to begin a family and to eventually start Clear Lumber Company.
Mrs. Stock was primarily a homemaker until 1971, when she took over the bookkeeping for Clear Lumber.
She was also instrumental in partnering with her husband in the development of the Safeway shopping center in Sweet Home and the establishment of Camp Koinonia, a church camp and retreat center on the Santiam River.
Mrs. Stock’s passion in life was her family and her church. When not keeping a bustling household under control, her time, energy and social life were poured into her church – first at Sweet Home Church of Christ and then at Riverside Christian Church.
Her quiet, deep, and gracious faith was a blessing to many. All who knew her, knew that they were often recipients of her prayers.
Mrs. Stock is survived by her children, Ted and Rogene Stock of Sweet Home; Janice and Jerry Powell of Powell Butte; Nat and Mary Stock of Encinitas, Calif.; Sylvia Stock and her husband Bill Kisselburgh of Sweet Home; and Jon Stock of Portland; brother-in-law John Wills of Mill City; sister-in-law Betty Morris of LaPine; 18 grandchildren and 23 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Jim Stock; by her son, Skip Stock; and by eight siblings.
A funeral service was held Oct. 27 at Sweet Home Mennonite Church 1266 44th Ave. Sweet Home. Final burial was at Gilliland Cemetery.
Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.