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Deborah Ann Stone
DEBORAH ANN STONE
Cedar Rapids
Deborah Ann Stone, 64, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, died Saturday, July 31, 2021. A memorial service will be held at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, at Apostolic Assembly of Anamosa, 9527 US-151, Anamosa, IA 52205, with a visitation one hour prior. Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids is assisting the family.
Deborah was born on Feb. 21, 1957, in Sacramento, Calif., the daughter of Robert and Vivian (Chisum) Swatosh. She graduated from Kennedy High School. Deborah enjoyed spending time with her family and going to church; she has been a member of the church for about 15 years. She also loved her old Rock 'n Roll.
Survivors include her daughters, Crystal Stone of Davenport, Iowa, and Angela Stone of Cedar Rapids; grandchildren, Aliyah Stone, Cortez Stone-Robinson, Trevor Stone and LaVante Johnson, all of Cedar Rapids, and DaShaun Werling and Saqua Brown, both of Mount Vernon; great-grandchildren, Myliyah Stone and Klynn Schilling, both of Cedar Rapids; her sister, Tina Flippin in Alaska; and brothers, Rick Swatosh in Oklahoma and Ray Swatosh in Texas.
She was preceded in death by her mother and father; her sisters, Linda and Patty; her brother, Jerry; as well as her husband, Jeff Stone.
Please share a memory of Deborah at www.murdochfuneralhome.com under obituaries.
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