Dougherty-Randolph County GaArchives Obituaries.....Stapleton, Elizabeth King January 5, 2003
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The Albany Herald - Obituaries
Elizabeth King Stapleton

CUTHBERT — Elizabeth King Stapleton, 96, of Cuthbert died Sunday, January 5, 
2003, in Christiana, Delaware, following a brief illness. She was born November 
30, 1906, in Griffin, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Walter E. King. She 
graduated from Andrew College, Cuthbert, and Brenau College in Gainesville. In 
1928, she married Theodore Newton Stapleton of Colquitt. Following her 
husband's career as a Special Agent of the FBI from 1930-1937, she moved with 
her family to Wilmington, Delaware, where he became a member of the DuPont 
Company Legal Department. Following her husband's retirement from DuPont 
Company in 1968, they returned to Elizabeth's family homestead in Cuthbert. 
After her husband's death in 1992, Elizabeth continued to live in Cuthbert, but 
she established a second residence at Cokesbury Village in Hockessin, Delaware.

Elizabeth has been a member of Silverside Church in Wilmington since 1940. She 
was active during World War II in Delaware and served for many years on the 
Junior Board of the Delaware Hospital. She was a member of the former Garden 
Club of Cuthbert and was a founding member and an active supporter of the 
Historical Society of Randolph County. She was a member of the Daughter of the 
American Revolution and the Colonial Dames.

Elizabeth will be remembered for her enduring and enthusiastic love of live and 
her selfless devotion to her family.

She is survived by a daughter, Jean S. Hellier and her husband, Samuel B. 
Hellier of McLean, VA; a son, Walter K. Stapleton and his wife, Georgianna D. 
Stapleton of Unionville, Pennsylvania; seven grandchildren and 18 great-
grandchildren.

There will be a memorial service at 2 p.m. Wednesday, January 22, 2003, at 
Cokesbury Village. A graveside service will be conducted Saturday, January 11, 
2003, at 2 p.m. in Eastview Cemetery in Cuthbert.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggest a memorial gift to Cuthbert Better Home 
Town, Cuthbert, GA 39840.

Lunsford Funeral Home 

Cuthbert 229/732-2148 



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