Orange County FlArchives Obituaries.....Staton, Ulysses Grant December 30, 2008
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The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Jan 2009
STATON, ULYSSES GRANT 83, passed away December 30, 2008.  He was born July 16, 
1925 in Orlando, FL to Ulysses Grant and Willa Staton.  Grant graduated from 
Orlando High School.  He flew bombers for the US Army Air Corps during WWII 
and graduated from the University of Florida following his time in the 
service.  Grant grew hydroponic tomatoes commercially, worked for Chilean 
Nitrate and then worked for Hi Acres as general manager of the fertilizer and 
insecticide division and vice president for 31 years.  He was treasurer for 
Nitram, director for the Florida Agricultural Research Institute, a charter 
member of the Rio Pinar Country Club, current member of the Country Club of 
Orlando, former member of the South Orlando Kiwanis Club and Pi Kappa Alpha 
Fraternity.  Grant was highly respected in the fertilizer industry but was 
also an avid Gator fan, loved fishing, boating, golfing, and was a world 
traveler.  He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Betty Anne Shiver Staton; 
daughters Suzanne and her husband, John Bigalke, and Sally and her husband, 
Bill Kennedy; son Sam Staton; grandchildren Sarah and Brady Bigalke, Caroline 
and John Kennedy; nephews Dr. Ted Staton, Jr., of Atlanta, and Grant Sumner 
Staton; nieces June S. Mitchell, Sara S. Singer of Lumpkin, GA, and Deborah S. 
Cook of Denver; sister-in-law Dr. Jean S. Staton of Atlanta.  A memorial 
service will be held Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 1:30 PM at the Park Lake 
Presbyterian Church.  Memorial donations may be made to Park Lake Presbyterian 
Church, 309 E. Colonial Dr., Orlando, FL 32801, or to Orlando Health 
Foundation, 3160 Southgate Commerce Blvd., Suite 50, Orlando, FL 32806.

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