Doris Ann Stone

Known to those who loved her as Sissy, Tom, Mom, and Gammy, she may have been small in stature, but she worked, played, and loved BIG.

Doris was born on January 10, 1937, in Waco, Texas, to George and Gracie Condra. She grew up in Bellmead with her sister, Dorothy, and graduated from La Vega High School, where she was a member of the drill team and was crowned Homecoming Queen her senior year. Her nickname “Tom” came from her tomboy spirit, which she never really outgrew.

Doris married Rich Stone in Dallas, Texas, in 1964, and together they built a life centered on family and faith in Jesus. They made their home in Plano, where they raised their two sons, Brent and Scott. They also lost their first child, Bart, at 15 months old. While her boys were young, Doris stayed home to raise them, playing with them in the creek and teaching them ceramics. She always encouraged her boys to try new things.

In the evenings, she worked part-time jobs from home. When her boys started junior high, she returned to the workforce with the City of Plano and later transferred to the Plano Fire Department, retiring after 10 years of combined service.

Doris was always looking for ways to lighten the load for her family, and Rich loves to tell the story of the lawn mower. Wanting to help him with the yard work, she asked for a mower with an electric start. Rich put off buying it for several months, but he finally gave in, and Doris happily went to work. A couple of months later, some of the neighborhood ladies came to the couple with a request: would Doris please stop mowing? Their husbands had begun wondering why their wives weren’t out mowing too. Doris kept right on, determined to serve her family and ease her husband’s burden. In time, with the neighbors’ pleading growing, she gave in and found other ways to serve. It was just like her: a true partner to Rich, who gave of herself in every way she could.

Along the way she made countless friends and acquaintances, and she left a mark on each of them. Doris cared deeply about every person she met, and she was always there when someone needed her. She knew great loss in her life, yet she never let it keep her from loving others fully.

Doris and Rich later moved to Waco, where they lived for 10 years on a golf course, before settling in Austin in 2009 to be near their sons and grandchildren. They made their home in the Carriage Hills neighborhood, where they were surrounded by wonderful neighbors who checked in on them often. Dee Schaefer in particular treated them like family and was a big part of their lives. Doris and Rich attended Hill Country Bible Church, and for more than 40 years they supported Lee and Stephanie Cooksey with Cru ministry. Doris also held a special place in her heart for Rick Caywood Ministries and its work feeding children in Mexico. For years, she stayed active at the Treasure of the Hills Senior Center, joining the exercise class while Rich led chair aerobics three days a week.

In her quiet moments, Doris was happiest gardening or simply sitting outside on her patio. Nothing, though, compared to her grandchildren. Bailey, Brooklynn, and Alexandra were her joy and her passion, and she spent as much time with them as she could. Her granddaughters can attest to just how big her love was. In recent months, she was blessed to welcome her first great-grandchild, Bowen, born to Bailey and Bren.

Doris is survived by her husband of 62 years, Rich Stone; her sons, Brent Stone and wife Brandi, and Scott Stone and wife Anne; her granddaughters, Bailey Flynn and husband Bren, Brooklynn Key and husband Jacob, and Alexandra Stone; and her great-grandson, Bowen. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Gracie Condra; her sister, Dorothy; and her son, Bart.

A celebration of life will be held on October 24, 2026 at 11:00 – 2:00p at the family residence. Please reach out to the family for the address.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Doris’s memory to Rick Caywood Ministries at https://www.rcmcc.org/donate/.