Staats, William F.

Passed: 1987-07-11

Age: 86

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1987-07-15

Information: Ripley native, William F. Staats, 86, died Saturday, July 11, 1987, in a Princeton hospital after a long illness.  He was also a principal and teacher for 40 years in Jackson and Wyoming counties. He served as Mullens mayor from 1962 to 1966.  He was a 55-year resident of Mullens, an Army veteran of World War II and a Mason.  He was a Mullens councilman, a member of the Sanitary Board and the Mullens Area Public Library board.  He was a member of the Highland Avenue Baptist Church where he was a deacon and Sunday School teacher and past president of the Mullens Lions Club and the Retired Teachers Association of Wyoming County.  He was a past first commander of the American Legion, was on the state Republican Executive Committee for 12 years and was the Republican county chairman.  He was president of the Wyoming County Education Association, was a member of the state board of directors of the Classroom Teachers Association and was a member of the state Executive Committee of the WVEA.  Surviving:  wife, Mrs. Mary Robe Staats; sister, Mrs. Corinne Fisher of Ripley.  Service will be 11:00 a.m. today (Wednesday) at Highland Avenue Baptist Church in Mullens with the Rev. Phillip Smith officiating.  Masonic graveside rites will be at 3 p.m. at Pine Hill Cemetery, Ripley.