William Chauncey Stapleton, 48, of South Charleston flew away home this morning, Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at 6:20 am to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.
He served the Lord with gladness for 20 years and was a member of Hopewell Baptist Church. He was a former employee of Mouldagraph Corp., Nitro, where he had many friends
William was predeceased by his parents, Johnathan and Clara Stapleton and brother, Gary Harris.
He leaves behind a loving wife of 16 years, Shiela Denise; brothers and sisters, John Basham and companion, Judy, of Huntington, Zola McCoy of Proctorville, Oh, Hattie Hensley of Huntington, James Stapleton and wife, Kate, of Pa., Rosie Beach of Huntington, and Daniel Stapleton and companion, Sharon, of Point Pleasant; father and mother-in-law, Jimmy and Eva Gibson of So. Charleston; six nephews, four nieces, special sister and brother-in-law, Daisy and Randy Searls; special nephews, Nathaniel Lane and Jonathan Warren Searls; special niece, Hannah Elizabeth Searls; and especially his beloved cat, Gracie. He was loved by a host of great friends and loved ones.
Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Friday, July 18, at Curry Funeral Home, 2097 Childress Road, Alum Creek with Pastors Dwight McClure and Chuck Adkins officiating. Burial will follow in Sunset Memorial Park, South Charleston. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 pm Thursday at the funeral home.
The family would like to express a special thank you to all his cancer doctors and Hospice West for all their love and support.
I didn’t know Mr. Stapleton personally but I saw his obituary online and I just wanted to let the family know how sorry I am for your loss. Death is such a terrible thing to have to deal with. Recently I’ve lost family members too so I understand the pain that you are going through. But one thing that gave me a little comfort was reading from the Scriptures. I will leave you a few of my favorites so that you might be able to get some relief from your pain also.
Psalm 34:18
Revelation 21:4
John 5:28,29
Sheila I’m so sorry for your loss , I know there is nothing we can say to easy the pain you are feeling now or in the months to come. Put your trust in the Lord he will comfort you and carry you thru , he wont put more on us then we can bare. Love you.
In loving memory of the best friend that any one could have. His passionate love for God was visible for all to see. He never judged anyone. He was a loving and caring friend that you could depend on. He always thanked God for the blessing of his wife, Sheila. The Lord did not only get an angel he got a leader of angels. Thank you William for allowing me the privilege of calling you friend. I know that you are playing your bass guitar in the lord’s choir and making a sweet melody. Walk and dance on streets of Gold my friend and I will see you when the Lord calls me home.
I will always love and miss you my friend, your memory will always be in my heart,
Tim
I am so sorry to hear that William is no longer with us. However I am glad to know that he is with the Lord. He was a good friend while growing up. We walked up and down the hill together all the time talking and enjoying the friendship. I am sorry that life moved on without us keeping in touch more often. He is loved and will be missed!
Pat and I wish to express our heartfelt sympathy to the family of Brother William. Our prayer is that the God of peace will comfort you during the days ahead.