This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: sgorin Surnames: Staples, Shader, Fox, Groce, Forbis, Moore, Owens, Smith, Garner, Warf Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.barren/20991/mb.ashx Message Board Post: NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. Glasgow - Rev. William Richard Staples [photo], 92, Glasgow, died Saturday, July 2, 2011, at his residence. A native of Barren County, he was a son of the late Tom and Cora Shader Staples. He was a retired farmer and a Baptist minister. He had preached in well over 150 different churches in the Barren County and surrounding areas. He was also a U. S. Army Veteran of World War II. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter-in-law, Pam Fox Staples; two brothers, Earl Thomas Staples and J. P. Staples; one sister, Mary Lee Groce. Survivors include his wife, Thelma; two sons, Kenneth Staples and wife, Betty and Tommy Staples and wife, Rita, all of Glasgow; four grandchildren, Tommy Staples, Jr. and wife Tina, Kim Forbis and husband Tommy, and Lee Ann Moore, all of Glasgow, Mikki Owens and hsuband Aaron of Sumter, South Carolina; eight great-grandchildren, Quentin Tyler and Kalei Staples, Taylor Moore, Lindsey Forbis, Mason, Jacob and Michael Owens; three sisters, Velma Smith, Frances Garner and Doris Warf all of Glasgow and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 6 at Hatcher and Saddler Funeral Home with burial in Happy Valley Memorial Gardens. Friends may call after 5 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Alternate expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to Ronald McDonald House or a favorite charity. Glasgow (KY) Daily Times, Tuesday, 5 July 2011, p. A3 www.hatchersaddler.com Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.