George Staats

Tuppers Plains - George Staats, 82, of Tuppers Plains, died January 7, 2015 at his residence.
Born December 7, 1932 in Mason, WV, he was the son of the late George and Rena Lyons Staats. He was a US Army Veteran of the Korean War where he received a Purple Heart and a lifelong truck driver.
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Anna Louise Whaley Staats; three sons, Randy (Eva) of Pomeroy, Barry of Pomeroy, and Dean of Racine; one daughter Debbie (George) Leibig of Jacksonville, Florida; two stepsons, Wilbur (Debbie) Burke of Pomeroy, Danny (Marlene) Crislip of Albany; five stepdaughters Sue (Earl) Kauff of Tuppers Plains, Sally (Bob) Bissell of Pomeroy, Kathy Riley of Cutler, Kimberly (Rick) Kauff of Chester and Julia (Bob) Rozell of Reedsville; grandchildren Stacey Everson, Debbie Siek, Kenny and Nicholas Burke, Bobby Kauff, Christy Haggy, Ashley Myers, John, Andrea, and Kyle Riley, Andy Kauff, Hannah, Robert, and Sarah Rozell, Brittany and Bryant Staats, Carrie, Courtney and Lauren Gray, Ryan Hartley, Charlie Bissell and Tammy Baum and several great grandchildren.
Beside his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife Peggy Persinger Staats; one son Ronnie; one daughter Luanne Counts; one step grandson Steven Kauff; one sister Bessie Landaker.
Funeral Services will be 11:00 AM Saturday, January 10, 2014 at the White-Schwarzel Funeral Home in Coolville with Rev George Horner officiating. Military Services will be conducted by the Meigs County Veteran Associations at the funeral home following the service. Friends may call the funeral home on Friday from 5:00 to 8:00 PM. Friends may sign the online guestbook at www.whiteschwarzelfh.com . In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Wounded Warriors Foundation or St. Judes Foundation.