Lima Jean Stalnaker

Lima Jean (Johnston) Stalnaker, 90 years of age, passed away Friday, December 22, 2023, at University Hospital in Ravenna, Ohio. Born in Hunting Ground, West Virginia on June 18, 1933, she was the daughter of the late William Guy and Shirley Arlene (Sponaugle) Johnston. On August 14th, 1950, she married Commodore Perry Stalnaker, Jr. who preceded her in death in 2013.

A resident of the Hiram area since 1975, Mrs. Stalnaker was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and homemaker. She was a member of the Hiram Ward of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. She served her church in several ways including conducting tours through The Historic John Johnson Home in Hiram Ohio along with speaking and teaching classes in her church. Her family was her pride and joy. She enjoyed being surrounded by family and the more the merrier. Her passing was peaceful with over a dozen family members by her side.  

She is survived by her children Diana (Roger) Storm, Steven (Colleen) Stalnaker, David (Maria) Stalnaker, Joseph (Mitzi) Stalnaker, and Mary (Joe Brown) Stalnaker; 21 grandchildren, 51 great-grandchildren, one great-great-grandchild; her sisters Mary Olsen whose husband Noel is deceased, Martha Stewart, whose husband Jim is deceased, and Diana (Steve) Jackson; her aunt, Halene Ogden, whose husband Strat is deceased; and many loving in-laws, nieces, nephews, cousins, relatives and long-time friends.  She was preceded in death by her parents, daughter Shirley (Blaine) Robertson, granddaughter Stephanie (Robertson) Banks, and brothers Thomas Johnston and William Johnston and his wife Beverly.  

Funeral services will be held Saturday January 6, 2024, at 11am at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 6049 Pioneer Trail, Hiram, Ohio 44234 with Bishop Sears officiating. Visitation at the church will be from 9:30am until the service time of 11:00 am. Additional visitation will be held Saturday January 13, 2024, from 10:30am to 12 noon at the Wheeler Funeral Home, 211 East 200 South, Springville, UT 84663 immediately followed by a graveside funeral service at Springville Cemetery.  Arrangements are by the Green Family Funeral Home & Crematory Service in Mantua, Ohio. Her obituary and video tribute may be viewed at www.Greenfamilyfuneralhome.com.