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She was the 5th and youngest daughter of William Charles Whitaker and Edith May Gamble, of Auckland, New Zealand.
She married 1ly Joseph (Joe) Meese, with no issue. They were later divorced.
In 1962 she married 2ly Alfred Thomas Hilton Stone, with issue four sons and one daughter:
1 (Thomas) Shane; 2 Paul Hilton; 3 William James (Billy); 4 Della Marie; 5 Scott Lewis.
She died on 1 November 1990 in Auckland, aged 62. She was buried in Waikumete Cemetery, Auckland.
At her death she had 13 grandchildren.
Obit Nov 1990, NZH.
The History of the Bennett Family, by Stuart Ward (1993).
Research and correspondence by Keri Alley (11 May 2018).
Marriage reg 1962/19040; death 1990/47149, NZBDM: https://www.bdmhistoricalrecords.dia.govt.nz/Search/Search?Path=querySubmit.m%3fReportName%3dDeathSearch%26recordsPP%3d30#SearchResults.
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