Alda May (web)
Stapleton, 94, died Friday, February 17, 2023 at Hill Top House in Bucklin, Kansas. As her fourth child to Stell Russell and her Verla Lavina (Johnson) Webb, she was born on April 7, 1928, on a family farm in rural Stevens County, 18 miles west of Liberal. Was born. She attended Lafayette School and later Hugoton High School. She married Clifford her Eugene Stapleton on May 27, 1945, on the same family farm where she was born. The Stapleton family farm, four miles south of Sublette, became home as a young couple. Alda Mae became a stay-at-home mom, driving tractors and combines to help out on the farm and help with irrigation. But the most important role in her life was that of Roy, the mother of her five children: Van, Randall, Rodney, Rita, and Rick. In later years, Alda and Clifford enjoyed her club events with her rods and customs at Sand Hill and traveled in camper vans. Clifford died in 2001. Alda Mae was a member of the Sublette Church of the Nazarene and was also a member of the Banner Club and Friendly Neighbor Club. She is survived by her daughter, Rita Stapleton, from South Hutchinson, Kansas. Sons: Roy Van Stapleton and wife Sharon of Liberal, Kansas; Randall Stapleton and wife Pam of Apache Junction, Arizona; Rodney Stapleton and wife Janice of Marineville, Kansas; and Rick Stapleton of Dodge City, Kansas. Stapleton and wife Peggy. 10 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren. and one great-grandchild.
She was widowed by her husband, Clifford Stapleton. her sister, Lavonne Brown; and her brothers, Verl Webb and Delmer Webb. The visitation will take place at the Weeks Family Funeral Home and Crematorium on Friday, February 24 from 1:00 pm to her 7:00 pm. Families welcome friends from 5pm to 7pm. Her funeral will be held at Sublette Church of the Nazarene on Saturday, February 25 at 2:00 pm and she will be buried following a service at Banner Cemetery.
Memorial donations can be made to the Sublette Church of the Nazarene, Lora Jones Ministries, and Sublette Pride of Life, Inc. (Weeks Family Funeral Home & Crematory, PO Box 1200, Sublette, KS 67877). WeeksFamilyFuneralHome.com.
