WW II Veteran in the US Navy aboard the USS Marsh.
World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Utah, Iron County, reads: Orley Adams STAPLEY, age 22, date of birth: April 5, 1895, place of birth: Cedar City, Utah, USA, he is single, signed: Orley Adams STAPLEY, medium height, medium build, brown eyes, dark brown hair, date filed: June 5, 1917

Army Serial # 874,713
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1900 census AZ, Graham Co, Pct #13, ED 21 page 137A family #775 taken 7 July listed as Orley age 5yrs with parents
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1910 census UT, Iron Co, Cedar Pct, ED 52 page 2B family #34 taken 16 April listed as Orley A. age 15yrs with parents
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1920 census UT, Iron Co, Cedar City, ED 8 page 2A family #23 taken 2 January listed as STAPLEY, Orley A. son (m) 25yrs single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT living with his parents STAPLEY, Thomas and Sarah A.
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1930 census UT, Iron Co, Cedar City , ED 1 page 13A family #276 taken 15 April
STAPLEY, Orley A. (m) 35yrs md 1st at age 24yrs born UT father b-UT mother b-UT laborer
Irene wife (f) 28yrs md 1st at age 18yrs born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Orelene daughter (f) 9yrs single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Merlin son (m) 8yrs single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Lola daughter (f) 6yrs single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Thelma daughter (f) 4yrs 9mos single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Kenneth son (m) 2yrs 5mos single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
Jackie daughter (f) 9mos single born UT father b-UT mother b-UT
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Occupation: Sheep Shearing.
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Residence: next door neighbors to Arthur Frank Stapley, 317 South 3rd East, Cedar City, Iron County, Utah
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Thomas loved fishing, hunting, the outdoors and spending time with his family.

Brothers & sisters, Orlene Evans, Lola Fancher, Orley Jr., Barbara Derhak, Richard, Fransis Irene Olson.

Preceded in death by parents, brother Merlin Russell Stapley, Rulon Gaylen Stapley & Robert Stapley and sisters Thelma Stapley Condie, Jacquline Sarah Stapley Barnes and LaReta Stapley Justet.

Orley Adams Stapley died of massive heart attack / coronary occlusion on the 16th April 1940.
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On 21 Jan 1920, Orley Adams Stapley married Irene Russell (16 Dec 1901-25 Feb 1984) in Parowan, Iron County, Utah.
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