Harmon Co. Obit for: Beatrice Stephens Staton
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Web posted Monday, March 4, 2002
5:12 a.m. CT

Beatrice Staton 
Amarillo 
Beatrice Staton, 88, of Amarillo died Saturday, March 2, 2002.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today in First Baptist Church of Hollis, Okla., with 
the Rev. James Densman 
officiating. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery at Hollis by Stewart Funeral 
Service.

Mrs. Staton was born in Hagerman to Suzie and Joe Stephens on May 9, 1913. In 
1926, her family 
moved to Hollis where she met her husband of 73 years. She married Oscar Staton 
on Dec. 19, 1928.

They farmed in Hollis and Vinson, Okla., until 1954 when they moved to Norman, 
Okla. After 21 years of 
service, they retired from jobs with the state of Oklahoma.

They returned to Hollis in 1975 to farm the Staton family farm and enjoy 
retirement. She was also a district 
director for Con Stan Industries and enjoyed her direct sales business for the 
rest of her life. In 1997, 
Oscar and Bea moved to Craig Methodist Retirement Center in Amarillo to be near 
their children.

She was preceded in death by her parents; five brothers, Clarence Stephens, 
Eugene Stephens, Jim 
Stephens, Bill Stephens and Cozzelle Stephens; two sisters, Glennis Trubenbach 
and Lucille Hair; a 
grandson, Chris Parker; and a granddaughter, Kari Clements.


Survivors include her husband; two sons, Bobby Staton and wife, Betty, and 
Donald Staton and wife, 
Glenda, all of Amarillo; a daughter, Beva Jean Bufkin-Little and husband, 
Travis, of Amarillo; seven 
grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials be to BSA Hospice of Amarillo; or First Baptist 
Church of Hollis.

Amarillo Globe-News, March 4, 2002

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