Sumter County GaArchives Obituaries.....Elsie Birdsong Stapleton  November 13 1969
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Americus Times - Recorder 14 November 1969, Americus, Sumter Co., GA 

Mrs. Frank Stapleton

Mrs. Frank D. Stapleton, Meadowbrook Drive, died last night at Emory University 
Hospital in Atlanta after a long illness. 

The prominent Americus citizen is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John 
Buchanan, Decatur, Mrs. Edward Roberts and Miss Elsie Stapleton, both of 
Americus; also two brother-in-laws, Walter D. Stapleton, Sr., and Lawson 
Stapleton of Americus.

Funeral arrangements are incomplete and will be announced by Reese Park Chapel.

Source:  Obituary book from the Americus Library, Americus, Sumter Co., GA Date 
of obituary was 13 November 1969. Thursday.

Mrs. Elsie Stapleton

Mrs. Elsie Birdsong Stapleton, 58, Meadowbrook Drive, died early Thursday 
morning at the Emory University Hospital in Atlanta after a lengthy illness.

Mrs. Stapleton was the widow of Frank D. Stapleton.  She was a native of Gordon 
and had lived in Americus for the past 32 years.  She was a member of the 
Calvary Episcopal Church.

She is survived by three daughters, Mrs. John Buchanan, Decatur, Mrs. Edward 
Roberts and Miss Elsie Stapleton, both of Americus, a step-mother, Mrs. W. O. 
Birdsong, Gordon, three sisters, Mrs. James E. Hall, Miss Grace Birdsong, both 
of Gordon, and Mrs. Virginia Calloway, of Albany, two brothers, Dr. William 
Birdsong, Macon,  and Kenneth Birdsong, of Gordon.

Funeral services were held at 4:00 P. M. today from the Calvary Episcopal 
Church.  The Rev. David Pritchard officiated.  Interment was in Oak Grove 
Cemetery.

Active pall bearers were Robert Perry, W. E. Smith, Henry Collier, Frank Myers, 
Marvin McNeeill, and Charles Lanier.  Honorary pall bearers were Henry Crisp, 
J. B. Dorsey, Jr., Eddie Legrande, Dr. A. C. Primrose, Judge T. O. Marshall, 
Henry Walker, Buddy Pearlman, Dr. J. H. Robinson, Charles F. Crisp, Bill 
Baumert, T. L. Martin, Bill Moncrief, Bill Pittman, and Will Sullivan.

Reese Park Chapel was in charge of arrangements.

Source:  A copy of this obituary found in a "Obituary" Book at the Americus, 
Sumter County, Georgia Library. Copy of obituary notice was dated 14 November 
1969, Friday.

Additional Comments:
Elsie Birdsong was married to Frank Davenport Stapleton born 23 June 1894 and 
died 07 April 1963, son of Lawson Stapleton and Leila Davenport Stapleton.

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