NameArnold Boone Staton, 5C2R
Birthlate 1920, Rowan Co., Kentucky
MarriageMorehead, Rowan Co., Kentucky
SpouseMayme Kathleen Pettit, 3C1R
Birth28 Jan 1933, Morgan Co., Kentucky
Death3 Aug 1997, Lexington, Fayette Co., Kentucky
Children
Notes for Arnold Boone Staton
I cannot find him in the Kentucky birth records.
The U.S. World War II Army Enlistments database records Arnold B. Staton, born in 1920, resident of Rowan Co., Ky, enlisted on 10 Dec 1942 at Huntington West, Virginia, occupation farmhand, single, dependent parents.
Notes for Mayme Kathleen Pettit
The Kentucky birth index lists Mayme K. Pettit born 28 Feb 1933 in Morgan Co., mother's maiden name Beryle Haney.
Letter from Judith (Pettit) Terry of Morehead, 17 Feb 1994, says that her sister's birthdate is really Jan 28.
Her obituary in the Morehead News of Aug 5, 1997 says:
"Mayme Kathleen Pettit Staton, 64, of 25 A Staton Road, Morehead, died Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. She was born on Jan. 28, 1933 in Morgan County to the late David (Hoppy) and Bearl Haney Pettit. She was a homemaker and a member of the Church of God.
Surviving are her husband, Arnold Boone Staton of Morehead; two sons, Joe Staton of Inez and Phillip Staton of Morehead; one daughter, Sharon Wright of Morehead; a special friend, Susie Moore. Also surviving are four grandchildren, Chris Wright, Doug Wright, Dusty Staton and Timmy Staton; three great-grandchildren, Austin Wright, Dustin Wright and Bradley Wright.
Funeral services were scheduled for 1 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 5 at the Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Guy McKenzie officiating with burial at the Mt. Hope Cemetery.
Pallbearers: Chris Wright, Doug Wright, Dusty Staton, Timmy Staton, Plummer Fultz, Denver Forman and Audrey Staton."