David Crockett Stapleton Sr.

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David Crockett Stapleton Sr. passed away peacefully, surrounded by his family.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Patsy Murphy Stapleton. He is also survived by his seven children, Jeffrie Stapleton Morgan, Jacqueline Murphy Stapleton, David Crockett Stapleton Jr. (Kristen), Patrick Gerard Stapleton, Whitney Stapleton Cutrell, Tracey Elizabeth Blackwell (Ruffin) and William Murphy Stapleton (Tiffany); and 17 grandchildren, Jennifer Morgan Carico (Scott), Thomas Ray Morgan IV (Shelly), Jacob Browning Stapleton, Catherine Corte Stapleton, David C. Stapleton III, Donald Wayne Cutrell Jr. (Maggie), William Chase Cutrell, Patrick Kelley Cutrell, John Murphy Cutrell, Mary Cullen Cutrell, Ruffin Sage Blackwell II, Elizabeth Sage Blackwell, Hammet Stapleton Blackwell, William Hutchins Blackwell, William Murphy Stapleton Jr., Skylar Patricia Stapleton and Joseph Ryan Stapleton; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was predeceased by his parents, Helen Hammet and Archie C. Stapleton; his brothers, Archie C. Stapleton Jr. and Roy Hammet Stapleton; and sister, Dea Stapleton Gay.

Visitation will be held in the St. Lawrence Room at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Fairhope, Alabama from 10-12 on Friday, Nov. 24, with a Mass of Christian Burial at 12 noon in the church.

Interment will follow in Colony Cemetery.

In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Christ the King Catholic School, or McGill-Toolen Catholic High School.

Arrangements by Wolfe-Bayview Funeral Homes & Crematory Inc., 19698 Greeno Road, Fairhope, AL 36532, 251-990-7775, www.wolfefuneralhomes.com.