Avon W. Staples

1928 - 2009  (81 years)

• Name	Avon W. Staples
  Birth	16 Feb 1928	Lee, Penobscot County, Maine   [1, 2, 3]
  Parents	Father: Wallace Staples Mother: Amy Gifford  [2]
  Census	1930 (Age 2)	Lee, Penobscot County, Maine   [4]
  In the 1930 US Census, he was recorded, age 2, living on Springfield Road, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine with his parents.
  Census	1940 (Age 12)	Lee, Penobscot County, Maine   [5]
  In the 1940 US Census, he was recorded, age 12, living on Skunk Hill Road, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine with his parents.
  Census	1950 (Age 22)	Lee, Penobscot County, Maine   [6]
  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
  Death	21 Sep 2009	Grand Lake Stream, Washington County, Maine   [1, 3]
  	He died at home. [2]
  Obituary	22 Sep 2009  [2]
  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
  Burial	—	Woodlawn Cemetery, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine, USA   [1, 2]
  		Gravestone of Avon and Phyllis Staples
  Person ID	I4878	| Parent of a Delvee Spouse
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2023

  
  

  Family	Phyllis Louise Cobb,   b. 3 Aug 1930, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine d. 10 Feb 1994, Farmington, Franklin County, Maine (Age 63 years)
  Marriage	7 Aug 1948	Lee, Penobscot County, Maine   [7, 8, 9]
  Age at Marriage	He : 20 years and 6 months - She : 18 years.
  Children	+ 1. Jay Staples
  Family ID	F2275	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2023

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 16 Feb 1928 - Lee, Penobscot County, Maine Census - 1930 - Lee, Penobscot County, Maine Census - 1940 - Lee, Penobscot County, Maine Marriage - 7 Aug 1948 - Lee, Penobscot County, Maine Census - 1950 - Lee, Penobscot County, Maine Death - 21 Sep 2009 - Grand Lake Stream, Washington County, Maine Burial - — - Woodlawn Cemetery, Lee, Penobscot County, Maine, USA  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S572] Find a Grave web site, (Provo, Utah: Find A Grave, Inc.), Memorial ID 65000146 Avon W. Staples . [S1683] Obituary of Avon W. Staples , (Bangor, Maine: The Bangor Daily News, 22 September 2009). [S83] Social Security Death Benefit Records (SSDI), (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011). [S509] 1930 U.S. Federal Census , (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002), Year: 1930; Census Place: Lee, Penobscot, Maine; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0065; FHL microfilm: 2340572. [S806] 1940 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012), Year: 1940; Census Place: Lee, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: m-t0627-01487; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 10-81. [S1633] 1950 U.S. Federal Census, (Provo, Utah: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2022), United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Lee, Penobscot, Maine; Roll: 2378; Sheet Number: 2; Enumeration District: 10-99. [S320] Leyden, Beverly. letter: 2001-03-08 , ( Letter to Robert Roy, 8 March 2001), Tertiary Source. [S164] , Maine Marriage Index (1892-1996), (FamilySearch. http://FamilySearch.org). [S1684] Obituary of Phyllis C. Staples, (Lewiston, Maine: The Sun-Journal, 12 February 1994, page 2).