Staats, John Robert
Passed: 1997-08-18
Age: 68
Source: Jackson County Newspapers
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1997-08-23
Information: John Robert Staats, 68, of Indialantic, FL, died Aug. 18, 1997 at Carnegie Gardens in Melborne, FL. He was born in Ripley on Jan. 6, 1929, son of Oshel Staats and Ora Casto. He moved to Central Florida in 1954. He was a Protestant. He was Logistics Manager for Pan American Airways and an analyst for Johnson Control. He was a member of Tau Kappa Epsilon Fraternity, Spessard Holland Golf Course, Pan American Retirees Club, VFW Post 9986, Astor FL, Johnson Control Management Club. He was a graduate of Florida Southern College with a BS degree in Business. He also attended Stetson University and Marshall University. He served in the Army during the Occupation of Japan, as well as during the Korean Conflict. Surviving: wife, Barbara S. Staats, Indialantic FL; daughters, Kathleen E. Staats, Boca Raton FL, Mavis Ally, Cooper City FL; son, John J. Staats, Ascension Island; sisters, Eileen Vickers, Raleigh NC and O. Pitchford, Vienna WV. Memorial services were held Thursday at Brownlie-Maxwell Funeral Home in Melbourne FL. In lieu of flowers, donations to the American Cancer Association.