Phyllis Fee Stapleton
(April 24, 1933 - July 21, 2022)

Phyllis F. Stapleton, 89, of Huntington, West Virginia passed away on July 21, 2022. Born on April 24, 1933 in Kenna, West Virginia, she was the older sister to Philip and Tim.
Throughout her life, Phyllis was a bookkeeper for many businesses in the Huntington area and had a strong impact on the Highlawn neighborhood. She spent much of her life volunteering on local school committees and organizations. She was a member of Johnson Memorial United Methodist Church. Phyllis also served as state commissioner for West Virginia State Babe Ruth Baseball the first woman to ever hold that position alongside her late husband, Fred H. Stapleton who was president of Eastern Babe Ruth Baseball. She was proud to serve Kiwanis Day Care Center for over 50 years the "Phyllis Stapleton Way". In her later years, she still enjoyed working and did so at Saunders Lawn Care and Kiwanis Day Care Center, even following her retirement.
Funeral services will be conducted 3:00 pm Monday, July 25, 2022 at Chapman's Mortuary with Rev. Kim Stone officiating. Burial will follow in White Chapel Memorial Gardens.
Phyllis is preceded in death by her father and mother, Aubrey and Georgia Weatherholt Fisher; her husband Fred H. Stapleton, Jr.; as well as her daughter Joan Stapleton. She is survived by her children, William and Sharon Stapleton of Glen Dale, WV, Jake and Jessica Stapleton of Valparaiso, IN, Laura Stapleton of Huntington, WV, Nancy and Jim Ferguson of Hurricane, WV, and her granddaughter Avery Ferguson of Morrisville, NC; her brothers Philip and Delores Fisher of Sissonville, WV and Tim and Naoma Fisher of Ripley, WV; her nephews Joel and Tara Fisher and Andy and Laura Turman; as well as her nieces Jann and Joe Debord, Jill and Wayne Holmes, Christa and Ryan Rosier, and Carrie and Jeremy Casto; and a host of great-nieces and nephews. She was also preceded in death by her mother- in- law Eula Stapleton and her sister and brother- in- law, Nancy and Sam Turman all of Huntington.
The family would like to thank the many caring individuals at St. Mary's Hospital for their care and compassion during this time. Friends may call two hours prior to service time Monday at the funeral home.