Background
Stone, Charles Joseph was born on January 21, 1913 in Frizell, Kansas, United States. Son of Herbert Macklin and Laura (Belfield) Stone.
Stone, Charles Joseph was born on January 21, 1913 in Frizell, Kansas, United States. Son of Herbert Macklin and Laura (Belfield) Stone.
Student, University Wichita, 1937.
Detective Wichita (Kansas) Police Department, 1936-1942, 45-46. Chief petty officer, field investigator United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945. Reporter The Wichita (Kansas) Eagle, 1946-1953, The San Diego (California) Union Tribune, 1953-1977.
Columnist Borrego Sun, Borrego Springs, California, from 1997.
Honorary co-mayor Borrego Springs (California) City of C., 1998. Volunteer Anza-Borrego State Park, Borrego Springs, 1978-1995. CPO, field investigator, United States Coast Guard Reserve, 1942-1945.
Member American Society of Composers, Writers Guild of America West.
Married Catherine Lucille Bordner, August 14, 1937. Children: Milburn J., Norman Jene, Marilyn Jo, Herbert E., Sally Dee.