Fleeta Green and Charles Roswell Staley

CHARLES ROSWELL STALEY, son of CLARE ELNORA HALL and PRESTON COMMODORE STALEY, was born December 27, 1883 in Waterville, Marshall, Kansas,⁸⁴³ and died November 10, 1953 in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas.^{4126, 843} He is buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas.⁸⁴³

He married FLEETA GREEN on April 30, 1905 in Wilbarger County, Texas.⁶⁷³⁹ She was born April 29, 1885 in Hunt County, Texas,⁸⁴³ and died June 24, 1950 in Wichita Falls, Wichita, Texas.⁸⁴³ She is buried in Eastview Memorial Park, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas.⁸⁴³

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  • George Griswold Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Staley)
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  • John Hall Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Staley)
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  • William Hoadley Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Staley)
  • John Parmalee Descendant Report (Ancestor of Charles R. Staley)

Children of FLEETA GREEN and CHARLES ROSWELL STALEY:

1. THERON CLARENCE STALEY, b. February 7, 1906, Texas;⁸⁴³ m. WILLIE NANCY THOMPSON on June 30, 1929 in Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas^{6739, 8802}; d. August 10, 1977, Dallas, Dallas, Texas.⁸⁴³
2. CHARLIE MERLE STALEY, b. January 14, 1908, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas;⁸⁴³ m. AGNES KEGAN on July 5, 1940⁴¹³⁶; d. May 28, 1967, Vernon Hospital, Wilbarger County, Texas.⁸⁴³
3. FLEETA GWENDOLYN STALEY, b. October 3, 1911, Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas;⁴⁵³² m. ROYCE JOHN HAWK on February 7, 1935 in Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas⁹⁴⁰³; d. August 6, 1992, Lake Brownwood, Brown, Texas.⁹⁴⁰²



Obituaries

Vernon Daily Record, November 10, 1953⁴¹²⁶

C. R. Staley, 69, Dies Tuesday

C. R. Staley, 69-year-old electrical appliance store owner and long-time resident of Vernon, died at 9:15 a. m. Tuesday in a local hospital following a short illness.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p. m. Wednesday in the Sullivan Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Kenneth Teegarden, pastor of the Central Christian Church, officiating. Burial will be in East View Memorial Park.

Morris Vessells, John Naylor, Jim Armstrong, R. J. Hawk, Carl King, Bennie Fields, Frank Hildebrand and P. W. Hendrix, all of Vernon, and Paul Barnett of Amarillo will serve as pall bearers.

Mr. Staley is survived by two sons, T. C. and C. M. Staley, both of Vernon; one daughter, Mrs. R. J. Hawk of Abilene; four sisters, Mrs. Eva Whatley of Amarillo, Mrs. Beth Brown of Grants Pass, Ore., Miss Phebe Staley and Miss Grace Staley of Euphrata , Wash.; five grandchildren and one great-granddaughter. A sister-in-law, Mrs. Anna B. Staley, has made her home at the Staley residence for the past several years.

After coming to Wilbarger County from his birthplace in Waterville, Kans., around the turn of the century, Mr. Staley became interested in the oil business, and owned extensive oil holdings for a number of years. He married Miss Fleeta Greene of Vernon in 1904. She preceded him in death on June 25, 1950.

Mr. Staley was the second man in Wilbarger County to own an automobile. He drove a new two-cylinder Buidk down Vernon's Main Street in 1908, which helped usher in a new mode of transportation here. He also was the first gasoline dealer in the county.

Census Records

Date	Location	Enumerated Names
March 1, 18854120	Waterville, Marshall, Kansas	Clare Elnora Hall Preston Commodore Staley Edward H. Staley Eva Electra Staley Walter B. Staley Bessie Melvin Staley Charles Roswell Staley
April 20, 19104127	Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas	Charles Roswell Staley Fleeta Green Theron Clarence Staley Charlie Merle Staley
January 17, 19204128	Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas	Charles Roswell Staley Fleeta Green Theron Clarence Staley Charlie Merle Staley Fleeta Gwendolyn Staley
April 17, 19304124	Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas	Charles Roswell Staley Fleeta Green Theron Clarence Staley Charlie Merle Staley Fleeta Gwendolyn Staley Willie Nancy Thompson
April 15, 19404129	Vernon, Wilbarger, Texas	Charles Roswell Staley Fleeta Green Charlie Merle Staley