Avon W. Staples

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• Parents: Father: Wallace Staples Mother: Amy Gifford
• Census: 1930, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1930 US Census, he was recorded, age 2, living on Springfield Road, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1940, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1940 US Census, he was recorded, age 12, living on Skunk Hill Road, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine with his parents.
• Census: 1950, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine; In the 1950 US Census, he was recorded, age 22, living in Lee, Penobscot County, Maine with his wife, Phyllis. He was a farm sharer
• Obituary: 22 Sep 2009; Grand Lake Stream - Avon W. Staples, 81, passed away at his home. He was born in Lee, the son of Wallace, and Amy (Gifford) Staples. Avon was active in Grand Lake Stream Snowmobile Club, and Grand Lake Stream Historical Society. He loved the outdoors, including hunting, fishing, and gardening. He is survived by his wife, Marion (Brown) Staples; his children, Terry, and Juanita, Dana, and Julia, Robbi, and Jane, Jay, and Jim, Jon, and Diane, Bernie, and Deb, and Charles, and Debbie; two brothers, Bernard Staples, and Gloria, and Roger Staples, and Joyce; 15 special grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; many friends, including special friend, Ken Sprague; several nieces, and nephews. He was predeceased by his first wife, Phyllis Cobb Staples; and a sister, Norma. Rev. Jim Plourde officiated. Interment at Woodlawn Cemetery In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Staples Family Scholarship Fund, payable to Lee Academy, 26 Winn Road, Lee, Maine 04455 or Grand Lake Stream Historical Society, P.O. Box 52, Grand Lake Stream, Maine 04637 Published by the Bangor Daily News, 22 September 2009
• Last Full Review: 23 Feb 2023

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Died:
He died at home.

Avon married Phyllis Louise Cobb on 7 Aug 1948 in Lee, Penobscot County, Maine. Phyllis was born on 3 Aug 1930 in Lee, Penobscot County, Maine; died on 10 Feb 1994 in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Jay Staples