Blair relatives yesterday received word of the sudden death of Mrs. Charles Stapleton, who died at a hospital in San Francisco, Calif., Tuesday evening. The family formerly lived at Broken Bow but since the death of her husband a year ago, Mrs. Stapleton had made her home with a daughter, Mrs. Walter Burke, at San Francisco. The body will be brought to Craig and burial will be made in the Craig cemetery Saturday morning. She leaves to mourn her loss five children: James Jr. of Oakland, Calif.; Raleigh of Des__?___, Calif.; and Mrs. Burke and the Misses Mildred and Leila Stapleton, all of San Francisco. Mrs. Burke and the Misses Mildred and Leila Stapleton will accompany the body to Craig.

#2-22 Jan., 1931 - The Enterprise

DIES IN CALIFORNIA

Mrs. Chas. Stapleton passed away January 20th at a hospital in San Francisco, California, following an operation. She had been with her daughter, Mrs. Walter Burke of San Francisco since the death of her husband, which occurred January 4, 1930.

She is a daughter-in-law of Mrs. James Stapleton of this city and leaves five children, all residing in California, to mourn her death.

The body will be brought to the old home at Craig for interment Saturday morning.

Mrs. Walter Burke, Misses Mildred and Lelia Stapleton, daughters of the deceased, are accompanying the body to Craig.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. News clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~

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