Wednesday, June 08, 2005

Funeral Arrangements

KRISTEN LAURA HARTLAND, 28, of Houston passed away on June 7, 2005. She went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ after a courageous three-year battle with breast cancer. She deeply loved her husband of four years, David Adam, and was passionately devoted to their eighteen-month old son, Samuel Stone. Samuel's miraculous birth was God's gracious fulfillment of Kristen's lifelong hope of motherhood. She is also survived by her parents, John and Darla Stone; sisters, Erica Jennings and Rebecca Stone; and brother, Carl Stone. Kristen is also survived by her mother and father in law, Joan and Charlie Hartland; sisters in law, Jill, Adele Teel, Monica, Sarah, Hannah, Joanna Smith, Susan, Abigail, Bethany, Rebekah, Amber; brothers in law Daniel and Charlie. Kristen's ready smile, Christ-like kindness and selfless love will be greatly missed by all who knew her. Friends are cordially invited to attend a visitation with the family from six until eight o'clock in the evening Thursday, the 9th of June 2005, in the library of Geo. H. Lewis & Sons, 1010 Bering Drive in Houston. A Funeral Service will be conducted at twelve o'clock in the afternoon Friday the 10th of June 2005, at St. John the Divine Episcopal Church, 2450 River Oaks Blvd., with the The Rev. Douglas W. Richnow officiating. A committal service will follow, via escorted cortege, at Woodlawn Cemetery.
"Precious in the sight of the Lord is the death of His godly ones." Psalm 116:15