Alva “Marie” Stone, Apopka, Florida. Born on August 05, 1929, and left this earth to meet her Savior on October 04, 2024 at the age of 95. Born in Kentucky to Florence and Jacob Siler, Alva was the 2nd of 17 children. The family moved to Apopka, Florida in 1941, and Alva remained in Apopka for the remainder of her life. She is survived by her son Jacob Larry Hutching; siblings Adam, Shirley and Faye; 6 grandchildren: Nancy and Renee Hutching of Germany, Shannon Young of Altamonte Springs, Dale (Vanessa) Hutching of Dawsonville, Georgia, William Hutching of Apopka, Florida and Mandy (Robert) Smith of Apopka, Florida; 10 great grandchildren; 1 great-great grandson; as well as many loving nieces, nephews and cousins. She is preceded in death by her son William Ray Hutching, her parents and 13 of her siblings. She was an avid reader and loved going to church and loved to go fishing. She was a collector of things. If you needed something, chances were that she would have it, and she would give it to you freely. She will be greatly missed and we should be comforted to know that she is exactly where she has longed to be for many years.
This heritage started 67 years ago with Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, who founded the First Baptist Church of Daytona Beach, Florida, in 1934. In 1938 Francis E. Loomis, son of Pastor Herbert F. Loomis, received his license to practice Mortuary Science and in 1941 established Loomis Funeral Home of Winter Garden, FL. 
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Al Smith says
Note: Although not mentioned, Marie was also preceded in death by her loving daughter in law, Linda J. Hutching (Ray), and survived by two (2) step grandchildren, Alfred H. Smith, III (Deborah) and step great-granddaughter (Emmery) of Oklahoma and Amber L. Smith, (John) of Georgia.
I can remember first meeting Marie in 1978 when I was seventeen years old just shortly after my mother married her son, Ray. The first thing you immediately realize about her is her love and faith in our Lord Jesus Christ. Marie was not only big in stature, but big in heart. She possessed the patience of Job and the strength of Samson. Her Christianity was unyielding. And, without a doubt she is now residing in the place she always longed for surrounded by those for whom she dearly missed and cared for.
I always enjoyed her visits when she would stay with me when she was making her cross country trips delivering motor vehicles and regaled me of stories about Ray in his youth. And, when my wife and I moved to Orlando, she was a big part of our lives to not only myself, wife and new daughter, but my mother and biological grandmother, as well (although, I’m quite certain my biological grandmother tested her Christianity many times). I still admired the fact at how much she always cared for our family. Even after we moved back to Oklahoma and family members passed, we would still have the seldom occasion to talk to each other and catch up. When hearing became difficult to communicate, my sister and I would often wonder how she was doing and was always in our thoughts & prayers. Not knowing any of the other family members or how to get hold of them, we were left wondering how her health was because last we talked she had indicated that it was slowly failing. And so today, I discovered that she had finally gone home. So, to those family members who cared for her and to those family members that were close to her, my deepest condolences. My family shares in your grief and rejoices in her placement in Heaven. She was a very special person to us. She has been missed and will be missed. Although I always called her Marie all these years, her name no doubt will always share the same meaning as “Grandma” to me.
Respectfully,
Alzie (along with my wife, Deborah, and daughter, Emmery)