His death certificate records William Staton, age 86 years 28 days, born 9 Jan 1872 in Salt Lick, Ky, died 7 Feb 1958 at Memorial Hospital, Charleston, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, usual residence Chesapeake, Kanawha Co., West Virginia, married, father Lue Staton, mother’s maiden name Febie Ann McCarty, cause of death cerebrovascular accident due to arteriosclerosis, informant Mrs. Maudie Staton, Chesapeake, W.Va, burial in Montgomery Memorial Park, London, West Virginia.

Fayette Co., West Virginia marriage register (image online at the West Virginia Vital Records site)records the marriage on 15 Oct 1918 in Fayetteville of Bill Staton, age 38, divorced, son of Lue and Phoebe Ann Staton, section foreman, and Maude Reffett, age 24, single, daughter of William and Sis Reffett, both born in Bath Co., Ky, both residents of Nuttall, W. Va, by C. A. Pickett.