Joy Nell  Stone, age 76 of Carrollton, passed away September 12, 2018. She was born September 19, 1941 in Carroll County, Georgia, daughter of the late Homer Farmer and Fannie Traylor Farmer. She worked for Gas Incorporated where she served as Treasurer and Secretary. She was member of Antioch Baptist Church.

n addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband, Walter Reeves Stone; sister, Hildred Cooley Denney; and three brothers, Stacy Farmer, Glenn Farmer and Clyde Farmer.

She is survived by her step-daughter, Anita Reen Allen (Tommy) of Palmetto, GA; step-grandchildren, Melissa Whitehead, Gwen Thompson, Stony Bussie, and Laney Shea Whitehead; sisters-in-law, Freddie Farmer and Fern Farmer; nieces, Sharron Cooley Edwards, and Rhonda Ray (Tommy); nephews, Mark Cooley (Judy), Eric Farmer (Kay), Jeff Farmer (Shelly), and Danny Farmer; and several great nieces and great nephews.

Funeral service will be Saturday, September 15, 2018 at 11:30 AM from Martin & Hightower Heritage Chapel with Rev. Anthony Puckett officiating.

Interment will follow in Holly Hill Memorial Gardens in Fairburn with the following gentlemen serving as pallbearers: Mark Cooley, Jeff Farmer, A. J. Farmer, Tommy Ray, Tommy Allen, and Maliach Farmer.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, September 15, 2018 from 10:00 AM until the hour of service. Messages of condolence may be sent to the family at www.martin-hightower.com.