He began the 1932 season with Fort Worth. He pitched poorly to start the season and was granted an outright release on June 7, 1932. The release left Stoner out of work for the first time in 15 years. He was then signed by the Omaha Packers of the Western League where he won four straight games with no losses. At the end of June, and based on his showing at Omaha, Stoner was purchased by the Houston Buffaloes of the Texas League. He was released by Houston in August 1932. Stoner signed with the Tulsa Oilers prior to the 1933 season. but he was given an outright release by that club on April 24, 1933. Semi-pro baseball After being released by Tulsa, Stoner returned to Okmulgee where he managed the local baseball club from 1933 to 1935. He also served as player-manager for a semipro baseball team from Mount Pleasant, Texas, during the 1938 season. In 1939 and 1940, Stoner played semi-pro ball for the Enid Champlins of Enid, Oklahoma. Family and later years In August 1940, at age 41, Stoner announced his retirement from baseball in order to allow him to devote his full time to a job with the oil refinery that sponsored the Enid semi-pro club. Because of his love of baking and cooking, Stoner was sometimes known during his playing career as the "Bowie Baker Boy". He had worked at a bakery in Fort Worth, Texas, starting at age 16. In 1929, a nationally syndicated newspaper story called Stoner the "Best Cook in Baseball" and a "culinary artist." According to the report, his cooking was the envy of the women of Okmulgee. The crowning achievement of his off-season after the 1928 season was a three-tiered birthday cake made of orange sponge cake "ornamented with green icing and lavishly decorated with paper leaves and flowers." Stoner was also an avid grower of irises and was an accredited judge of the American Iris Society. His "proudest botanical accomplishment" was his creation of "a pink iris hybrid." He was also a fan of the opera and amassed a large collection of opera records. Stoner died following a six-day hospitalization in Enid, Oklahoma in June 1966. He was 67 years old when he died. He was buried at Enid Memorial Park. With the popularization of the word "stoner" in cannabis culture, Stoner has seen a resurgence of popularity. In