Family Group Sheet
NameWilly Ray Staton, 5C2R
Birth28 Jun 1908, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death28 Dec 1991, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
BurialShelby-Oakland Cemetery, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
FatherJoseph Harrison Staton (1886-1966)
MotherMartha Ann Cottle (1886-1962)
Marriage29 Mar 1927
SpouseLizzie Opal Tackett
Birth12 Apr 1911, Menifee Co., Kentucky
Death13 Jul 1983, Mansfield, Richland Co., Ohio
BurialShelby-Oakland Cemetery, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
Children
1 FRuth Louise Staton, 6C1R
Birth20 Apr 1929, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death6 Jul 2012, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio
SpouseWillard G. Corlett
2 FWilma Justine Staton, 6C1R
Birth20 Mar 1931, Rowan Co., Kentucky
Death26 Nov 2012, Columbus, Franklin Co., Ohio
SpouseMarvin D. Brown
SpouseMaxine Ison
SpouseJanet Potts (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
5 FBarbara J. Staton , 6C1R (Data Omitted for Privacy)*
SpouseJohn Lykins
Notes for Willy Ray Staton
The Ohio deaths index lists Willy Ray Staton, age 83, born 28 June 1908 in Kentucky, died 28 Dec 1991 at MedCentral Health System, Shelby, Richland Co., Ohio, widowed, occupation industrial machinery repairers, blast furnaces, steelworks, rolling and fiinishing mills.
His obituary reported:
“W. Ray Staton,age 83, resident of 43 State St. died Saturday morning in Shelby Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 28, 1908 in Bath County, KY to Joseph & Martha (Cottle) Staton he had been a Shelby area resident since 1944. Mr. Staton had been employed in machine maintenance at the Shelby Standard Tube for 30 years, retiring in 1973 and had been an evangelistic minister for many years.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Staton of Ganges & Junior Staton of Shelby; 3 daughters, Ruth Corlett, Wilma Brown, & Barbara Lykins all of Shelby; 22 grandchildren; 50 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; brothers Arnold, Alvin and Denton Staton all of Morehead KY; 2 sisters, Vernie Hall and Lorean Donohue both of Morehead; nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death in 1983 by his wife Opal (Tackett) Staton whom he married March 29, 1927; one great-grandson, Lee Stanton, one brother, Paul Staton; and one sister, Lucy McKinney.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday from the Barkdull Funeral Home. Rev. Edward Gayheart of the Temple of Faith church will officiate, with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Memorial expressions may be made to Father Flannigan's Boys Town and left in care of the funeral home.”
His obituary reported:
“W. Ray Staton,age 83, resident of 43 State St. died Saturday morning in Shelby Memorial Hospital following a brief illness. Born June 28, 1908 in Bath County, KY to Joseph & Martha (Cottle) Staton he had been a Shelby area resident since 1944. Mr. Staton had been employed in machine maintenance at the Shelby Standard Tube for 30 years, retiring in 1973 and had been an evangelistic minister for many years.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Staton of Ganges & Junior Staton of Shelby; 3 daughters, Ruth Corlett, Wilma Brown, & Barbara Lykins all of Shelby; 22 grandchildren; 50 great grandchildren; 3 great great grandchildren; brothers Arnold, Alvin and Denton Staton all of Morehead KY; 2 sisters, Vernie Hall and Lorean Donohue both of Morehead; nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death in 1983 by his wife Opal (Tackett) Staton whom he married March 29, 1927; one great-grandson, Lee Stanton, one brother, Paul Staton; and one sister, Lucy McKinney.
Funeral services will be held 10:30 AM Tuesday from the Barkdull Funeral Home. Rev. Edward Gayheart of the Temple of Faith church will officiate, with interment in Oakland Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home Monday 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Memorial expressions may be made to Father Flannigan's Boys Town and left in care of the funeral home.”
Notes for Lizzie Opal Tackett
Her memorial at FindaGrave.com calls her Lizzie Opal Tackett Staton, and says that she was born 12 Apr 1911 in Menifee Co., but I cannot find any matching record in the Kentucky birth index or the 1920 census. The stone itself is inscribed only Opal Staton 1911-1983.
Notes for Willy Ray & Lizzie Opal (Family)
Their gravestone has an inscription that they were married on March 29, 1927, but their marriage is not recorded in Rowan Co. Perhaps they were married in Menifee Co.
Census
In 1930 Ray and Opal are living with his parents:
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 4A as family #67:
Staton, Joe, 44, farmer, age at first marriage 20; Martha, wife, 43, age at first marriage 19; Vernie M., dau, 23; Ray, son, 21, age at first marriage 19; Opal, dau-in-law, 19, age at first marriage 17; Paul, son, 18; Denton, son, 15; Lucy M., dau, 13; Arnold, son, 9; Alvin, son, 4; Ruth, granddaughter, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, ED 103-6, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #217:
Staton, Ray, 31, laborer timber; Opal, wife, 29; Ruth, dau, 11; Wilma, dau, 9; Charles, son, 6; Ray Jr., son, 4. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
Ray’s parents are listed two households below.
1930 census of Rowan Co., Ky, Farmers precinct, enumerated 10 April, lists on p. 4A as family #67:
Staton, Joe, 44, farmer, age at first marriage 20; Martha, wife, 43, age at first marriage 19; Vernie M., dau, 23; Ray, son, 21, age at first marriage 19; Opal, dau-in-law, 19, age at first marriage 17; Paul, son, 18; Denton, son, 15; Lucy M., dau, 13; Arnold, son, 9; Alvin, son, 4; Ruth, granddaughter, 1. All born Ky Ky Ky.
1940 census of Rowan Co., Ky, ED 103-6, enumerated 26 April, lists on p. 12B as family #217:
Staton, Ray, 31, laborer timber; Opal, wife, 29; Ruth, dau, 11; Wilma, dau, 9; Charles, son, 6; Ray Jr., son, 4. All born in Kentucky, living in same house in 1935.
Ray’s parents are listed two households below.
