Mrs. S. Staples

Sacred
to the memory of
our mother
Mrs. S. Staples
Died
Oct. 30, 1877
Aged
77 yrs., 9mos.
& 3 days
Flowers will wither and die
And so must you and

Mrs. S. Staples Headstone

Photo Credit: Rosa G. Gonzales

Obituary

Lived to a good old age
Seventy-seven were the years reached by Mrs. S. Staples at the time of her decease on Tuesday morning. It may truthfully be said that she died of old age. Her life went out peacefully and quietly, the delicate machinery giving way after years of unceasing wear. Mrs. Staples was the mother of Messrs. Wayman and William Staples, well known here, who, with their sister, Miss Ann, attended her in her last moments. Kindly cared for and loved by her children in her old age, death had no terrors.

Source: Corpus Christi Weekly Gazette, Saturday Nov 3, 1877 p. 3 col. 1
Researcher: Msgr. Michael A. Howell
Transcription: Geraldine D. McGloin, Nueces County Historical Commission