Staats, Edwin G.

Passed:

Age: 51

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1979-12-19

Information: FORMER RESIDENT DIES IN OKLAHOMA - Edwin G. Staats, 51, 2602 North Cleveland, Enid, Oklahoma, died suddenly early Saturday morning in Enid, Oklahoma.  He became ill at home and died a short time later in a hospital in Enid.  He was the only son of the late Cecil and Susie Staats of Ripley.  He attended Ripley schools, but had been a resident of Enid for 24 years, where he was active in all phases of the oil industry in Oklahoma.  He was a member of the Ripley Masonic Lodge No. 16 and Scottish Rites Bodies. He belonged to the Grace Chapel Church in Enid.  He was married to the former Mary Lou Stone of Ripley, who survives.  Other survivors include a daughter, Chris Ford of Tulsa, Okla.; one grandson, Cecil Bryan ""Zeke"" Ford, Tulsa, Okla.; three sisters, Onalee Rader and Mary Ray, both of Ripley, Evelyn Thomas, Cincinnati, Ohio; several nieces and nephews.  Funeral services were held Monday at Grace Chapel Church in Enid with the Rev. Dale Barnes officiating.  Burial was in Memorial Park Cemetery, Enid.