Susan Lynn Stone

Susan Lynn Stone, age 56, died on Thursday, March 27, 2008. Born and raised in Asheboro, NC, she was the daughter of the late Lee J. and Frances Lynn Stone. Miss Stone attended the College of Charleston in South Carolina and, in 1973; she graduated from Salem College in Winston-Salem, NC. She also studied French language culture at the University of Paris/Sorbonne in France. The majority of her professional life was spent in television production, marketing; sales; working as an associate producer on a daytime program at WRAL-TV/Raleigh, NC; Project Manager of International Activities, Corporation for Public Broadcasting/Washington, DC; Director of International Sales, Devillier Donegan Enterprises/Washington, DC; and as a free-lance field producer in the US for foreign production companies. Miss Stone was a woman of heart and mind as exemplified in her living for 16 years with an extremely rare, aggressive adrenal cancer. With her doctors, she actively researched planned both her western and complementary medical treatments, doing so with a mixture of generosity, grace, grit, and fierceness. She knew acutely each day was a gift, whatever that day might hold. Her loves were enduring: her love of literature; poetry; her love of the performing & visual arts; her love of gardening; cooking; her love of travel: her love of animals; her love of family and friends. She was grateful for the knowledge long before her death that she was well-loved during her lifetime. Survivors include her sister and brother-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph S. Sechler, of Asheville, a niece; nephew; respective spouses, a great nephew, 3 great nieces and a large family of friends. A graveside service will be held at Oaklawn Cemetery in Asheboro on Thursday, April 3, 2008 at 11:00 AM with Rev. Dr. Everett Thomas officiating. Arrangements will be handled by Pugh Funeral Home of Asheboro. At the request of Ms. Stone, in lieu of memorials, please do a good deed to improve the environment or to improve the day of someone in need.