Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Staton, Sylvester J. August 1, 2004 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Diane Renfrow dianel14@gmail.com November 13, 2013, 3:09 pm Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Thursday, August 5, 2004 Sylvester J. Staton , 85, of the 1700 block of Greenleaf Drive, passed away Aug. 1, 2004, at Virginia Beach Health Care. "Goldie," as he was affectionately called, was born July 18, 1919, in Virginia. He attended Booker T. Washington High School, Norfolk. He retired after 19 years of service as a mechanic for the Ford plant. Sylvester was predeceased by his wife, Myrtic Staton and one son, Albert Staton. He leaves to cherish his memory one daughter, Helen Williams of Norfolk; one sister, Gladys Scott of Chesapeake; one brother, Albert Weaver of Petersburg; six grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two nieces, Alfreda Staton of Baltimore, Md. and Barbara Spotwood of Philadelphia, Pa.; and a host of other relatives and friends. A funeral will be held at noon Friday in the chapel of Metropolitan Funeral Service, 7246 Granby St., the Rev. John R. Davis officiating. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery, Norfolk. Family and friends will assemble at the chapel. To send condolences and sign the guest book online, visit www.metropolitanfuneralservice.com. Additional Comments: Calvary Cemetery STATON, SYLVESTER 436 Section 15A, Block 15A, Space 21 85 M 08/06/2004 File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/norfolkcity/obits/s/staton3873gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/vafiles/ File size: 1.8 Kb