Barnet, VT Frank Bernard Stone, 85, a longtime Barnet resident died September 3, 2010, at The Pines Rehabilitation and Health Center in Lyndonville, VT. He was born in Haverhill, NH, April 6, 1925 a son of Oscar and Gladys (Demerritt) Stone. Frank served in the U. S. Navy during World War II as a minesweeper clearing the area leading up to D-Day. He received a Purple Heart during this time. Frank was employed at Fairbanks Scales in St. Johnsbury, VT as a machinist for many years. He worked for Harold Dunbar in the plumbing business and also for Precision Machines in West Barnet. He bought and sold beef cows locally and had his own rubbish route in Barnet Village area. Frank served the Town of Barnet as the sexton of the Pleasant View Cemetery. He enjoyed working in his woodshop making Adirondack chairs, bird houses, and flower stands. Frank enjoyed traveling and made two trips to Alaska in recent years. He also liked watching golf on TV. He was predeceased by four sisters, Bessie Colbeth, Lillian Kimball, Rose MacIntyre, and Isabelle Miles, and a brother, Fred Stone. Surviving family includes two sons, Linwood Stone of Barnet, VT and Oscar Stone of Berwick, ME; three daughters, Sue Robinson of Barnet, Roberta Fontaine of South Berwick, ME and Dorothy Norton, both of Berwick, ME; five stepsons, Manice Corliss of Berwick, ME, Donald Corliss of New York, Richard Corliss, Richard Bryer of Concord, VT, and Everett Bryer of Schenectady, NY; four stepdaughters, Brenda Whitcher and Rebecca Towne, both of Woodsville, NH, Janice Robinson of Post Mills, VT, and Peggy Comstock of Missouri; two adopted children, Samantha Stone and Larry Stone; numerous grandchildren and great grandchildren, along with numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. At Frank s request there will be no calling hours. A funeral service will be on Wednesday, September 8, at 4 PM at the Ricker Funeral Home, 1 Birch Street, Woodsville, NH, with Rev. David Sund officiating. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be to The Pines Rehabilitation Center, C/O Activity Fund, Red Village Road, Lyndonville, VT, 05851.