William Michael Stapleton
- Born: 16 Sep 1865, , Colorado County, Texas 1
- Marriage (1): Susan Frances Bradley
- Died: 20 Dec 1946, Edna, Jackson County, Texas at age 81 1
- Buried: 22 Dec 1946, Borden Cemetery, Colorado County, Texas 1 2
Cause of his death was coronary thrombosis.1
General Notes:
Funeral Services For Mr. W. M. Stapleton At Borden Sunday
Funeral services for Mr. William Michael ("Mike") Stapleton, 81,who spent all but twenty years of his life in the Borden section, were held from the Columbus Funeral Home in Columbus Sunday afternoon, Dec. 22, at 3:00 o'clock, with interment in the Borden Cemetery.
The Rev. C. L. Boone officiated, assisted by the Rev. Daniel E. Hogan of Weimar and W. M. Haverfield, pastor of the Orchard, Texas Baptist Church.
The body was laid to rest beside that of the late Mrs. Stapleton, who died in March 1943.
Born at Borden in 1865, he was the son of Seaborn and Catherine Nave Stapleton. At the age of 20, he married Miss Frances ("Frankie") Bradley, at Borden, where the couple settled down to a life of farming. They later moved to Waller County, where they were residents for 20 years, returning to Borden afterward.
A familiar figure around Weimar, "Mr. Mike" had hundreds of friends in this section. After his wife's death, he lived alone on his Borden farm until very recently when he went to live with a daughter. The Rev. Boone recalled in his eulogy Sunday that Mr. Stapleton, who had always been active in spite of an artificial leg, had mounted his horse and ridden to Live Oak to attend church services only four weeks ago.
Death came to him suddenly last Friday, the day before his sixty-first wedding anniversary, while he was at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frankie Watson, in Edna.
He was member of the First Baptist Church here.
Left to mourn his passing are: two sons, Jim Stapleton of Corpus Christi and E. O. Stapleton of Houston; seven daughters, Mrs. W. H. Austin of Santa Monica, Calif., Mrs. F. W. Miles of El Campo, Mrs. U. S. McMillan of El Campo, Mrs. W. H. Wagley of Galveston, Mrs. L. W. Watson of Edna, Mrs. Dora Conner of Orchard and Mrs. Grace Harigel of Montgomery, Alabama.
The Weimar Mercury, December 27, 1946
Transcribed by Dennis Boatright
William married Susan Frances Bradley. (Susan Frances Bradley was born on 30 Jul 1866 in Borden, Colorado County, Texas, died on 26 Mar 1943 in Orchard, Fort Bend County, Texas and was buried on 30 Mar 1943 in Borden Cemetery, Colorado County, Texas 3.)
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