Ethel Louise Staton, 78, Akron, died Monday, July 14, 2025, at home.

She was born Aug. 15, 1946, in Owingsville, Ky. On Oct. 27, 1961, she married Herman Owen Staton, who preceded her in death in 2020.

She is survived by four children, Pama (George) Poe, Akron, Herman (Carrie) Staton, Laketon, Michelle (Dale) Neal, North Manchester, and Amya Staton, Akron; nine grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and her sister, Ruby Fairchild, Macy.

Grandstaff-Hentgen Bender Chapel, North Manchester, is handling arrangements.