James Joseph Stonehocker

James Joseph (Joe) Stonehocker, born September 8, 1914 and died December 9, 2004. Preceded in death by his wife, Flora. Survived by brothers, Walter and Earl Stonehocker; sons, James (Cindy) and Dennis (Mary) Stonehocker; daughters, Elizabeth Prater and Kathy (Pete) Porter; grandsons, Christopher and Sean; granddaughters, Steffanie and Amanda; and a great granddaughter, Hannah. A resident of Denver from 1914 to 1953, while working on the family farm and again from 1989 to the present. Resident of Durango, Colorado from 1953 to 1989. He was a longtime employee of La Plata Motors and member of the B.P.O.E. Elks Lodge, both in Durango. Visitation, Saturday, December 11, 2004, from 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Horan and McConaty Family Chapel , 9998 Grant Street. Funeral Service, Monday, December 13, 2004, 10:00 a.m., Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic Church (Small Chapel), 11385 Grant Drive., Northglenn, Colorado. A short reception will follow. Interment, 2:00 p.m., Memory Gardens Cemetery, Fort Morgan, Colorado. I'm Free Don't grieve for me, for now I'm free. I'm following the path God laid for me. I took His hand when I heard Him call. I turned my back and left it all. I could not stay another day. To laugh, to love, to work or play. Tasks left undone must stay that way. I found that peace at the close of day. If my parting has left a void, then fill it with remembered joy. A friendship shared, a laugh, a kiss. Ah yes, these things I too will miss. Be not burdened with times of sorrow. I wish you the sunshine of tomorrow. My life's been full, I savored much Good friends, good times, a loved one's touch. Perhaps my time seemed all too brief, Don't lengthen it now with undue grief. Lift up your heart and share with me. God wanted me now; He set me free.