Carroll Milton Staten

Carroll M. Staten, Major U.S. Air Force (retired), age 82, Alpharetta, GA, passed peacefully at his home September 1st, 2017 surrounded by his loving family.

Survived by his wife, the "Love of His Life" for 52 years, Loleda Griffith Staten. His children, Dr. Richard Staten, Alpharetta, GA, Angela D. Hoggan. Treasured son-in-law, Jamie Hoggan of Cumming, GA. Five adoring grandchildren, Lauren Hoggan, Hannah Staten, Carson Hoggan, Emma Staten, and Colton Hoggan. His brother and best friend, Eugene B. Staten, Major U.S. Army (retired), and sister-in-law Jackie Staten. Sister-in-law Myra (Mason) Griffith, Sister-in-law Gaylena (Griffith) Slone, husband Gene Sloan, and a host of supportive & loving family and friends. Dear family member and friend, Maurice Mason, Cumming, GA.

Born in Ashland, KY, November 7, 1934 to Milton L. and Gertrude E. (Fields) Staten who both preceded him in death, Carroll attended Ashland First Church of the Nazarene and was baptized at the age of 15. He graduated Ashland High School in 1953, University of Kentucky in 1962, and earned his MBA from the University of Utah in 1970 at the Wiesbaden, Germany campus.

Major Staten served his country with distinction. In 1965, he was deployed to suppress the communist Revolution in the Dominican Republic and later served a tour of duty in Vietnam from January 1967 to 1968. Highlights of his many honors, awards, and medals include: Outstanding Unit Award, Air Force Commendation Award with Oak Leaf Clusters 1967, 1970, & 1975, Air Force Vietnam Service Medal, Air Force Longevity Service Award, Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross Ribbon with Palm, Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal. Major Staten retired in 1979 at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Fairborn, Ohio after serving at 14 military bases & command headquarters in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Caribbean. After retiring from the Air Force, Carroll worked for Dayton Tire & Rubber Co., the Federal Government, SASC, and CSC where he retired in 1998. Carroll and Loleda moved from Beavercreek, Ohio to Alpharetta, Georgia in 1999.

Respected and loved by all who knew him, Major Staten was exemplary in the way he lived his steadfast life.

The family will receive friends on September 5th from 6-7:30pm at:

McDonald and Son Funeral Home

150 Sawnee Drive Cumming, GA 30040 Tel: 770.886.9899 Funeral services will be held 10am, Wednesday, September 6th at:

McDonald and Son Funeral Home Chapel with Burial to follow at Georgia National Cemetery, 1080 Veterans Cemetery Road, in Canton, Georgia.

In Lieu of Flowers, the family requests contributions be made in the

Honor of Major Carroll M. Staten, USAF (ret.) to:

Disabled Americans Veterans Charitable Service Trust Inc.

3725 Alexandria Pike,

Cold Spring, KY 41076

Tuesday, September 05, 2017
06:00 PM - 07:30 PM

McDonald and Son Funeral Home
150 Sawnee Drive
Cumming, GA 30040

Wednesday, September 06, 2017
10:00 AM

McDonald and Son Chapel
150 Sawnee Drive
Cumming, GA 30040

Wednesday, September 06, 2017
12:30 PM

Georgia National Cemetery

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