It was spring in Medicine Lodge in 1949. JoAnn, youngest child of George
  and LaVon Stone, was a seventh grader and Horace was in the eighth grade. It
  was a nice evening for bicycling - Horace had come by on his bicycle and
  begged Mother to let JoAn go bike riding withy him. With Mother's consent
  they departed on their respective bikes and promised to be back by nine
  o'clock.
     At nine-thirty it was dark, they had no lights on their bikes, they
  were not home and the Stone family was worried! At ten o'clock Mother
  telephoned Horace's parents, Vesta and Sandy eaton, waking them, to inquire
  about their son. They were surprised and dismayed upon checking to learn
  that Horace, who slept in the basement, was not at home either. Sandy
  volunteered to drive around town in his car to look for them but this proved
  futile.
     We were living in the basement of our home while the upstairs was being
  completed. Sometime later JoAnn came happily tripping down the steps, not
  knowing the family was "up-set" and "Waiting up" for her. She explained that
  a couple more Junior High friends had joined them, and they had been sitting 
  on the steps of the Boy Scout Cabin telling ghost stories. It was a chilling
  expereince for the parents, there "in the dark". JoAnn was unaware her watch
  had stopped, making her late.
     So began a Junior High courtship that continued through high school and
  a few years of college before they married. JoAnn attended Wichita University
  and the Kansas City Music Conservatory while Horace attended Phillips University,
  Enid, Oklahoma and Wichita University. While both were still in college, they
  were married in their home church in Medicine Lodge, on June 14, 1956. When
  Horace received his degree in 1957 he had a proud wife and a month old daughter,
  Debra Jo, in the audience. JoAnn is an accomplished pianist and her musical
  performances have run the gamut from Carnegie Hall in New York City to serving
  her church as organist wherever the family attends. She has taught and coached
  many State contest winners both vocal and instrumental, including her own
  children.
     Horace entered the banking field after dealing in insurance for a number of
  years. The Eatons are presently living in Guymon, Oklahoma and Horace is
  involved in consultation work for establishing new banks.
     Their daughter, Debbie, attended Fort Hays State College and when the family
  moved to Guyman, she transferred to Panhandle State, Goodwell, Oklahoma. After
  three and a half years of college she graduated with a double major in Business
  and Accounting. Debbie is working in Oklahoma City, as is her new husband Greg
  Bucy. Greg is pursuing a graduate degree in Business Administration in his
  "spare time". Debbie and Greg were married March 17, 1979.
     Steven, their second child, is a graduate of Guymon High School and will
  graduate in the spring from Oklahoma State, Stillwater. He is an excellent
  student and will have earned his degree in Business and Accounting in three
  years. His music talents include both vocals and instrumental. His recreation
  includes camping, backpacking, fishing and all sports.
     Lane, the youngest EAton, loves sports of all kinds, he plays football and
  is a champion tennis player. He enjoys hunting and fishing. He is a senior in
  Guymon High and the "sportsman" of the family.
     The Eatons enjoy their ties with family and friends in Barber County and
  they return often.
                
     Source:Chosen Land - Barber County, Kansas,  pg. 163 
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