U.S. Shipmate laid to rest
MEDICAL LAKE – John and Martha Staples were interred with full military honors in a community service on Friday morning at the Washington State Veterans Memorial Cemetery.
John Staples, the second Civil War veteran to be interred at this cemetery, and his wife, Martha, found their final resting place after a century. Brenda Reid, the Staples' great-granddaughter, attended the interment along with 20 other descendants.
The committal service featured three members of the Sons of the American Revolution firing muskets, two U.S. Navy sailors folding an American flag for Reid, and the playing of ta...
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