April 18, 1933 — Aug. 3, 2025

Joseph E. Stapley, 92, returned home to his Savior Jesus Christ on Aug. 3, 2025 in Washington, Utah. Joe was born in Cedar City, Utah to Joseph Earl and Sylva Jones Stapley on April 18, 1933. Joe married Pat on June 9, 1958 in the Salt Lake Temple where they were sealed for time and all eternity. They were the parents of three children, Teresa Anne, Bradley Dean, and Bret Alan.

While Joe was born in Cedar City, he was raised in Summit, Iron County, Utah, and at the early age of three, he was helping on the family farm. He continued working on the farm through high school.

Joe attended school in Cedar City and graduated from high school in 1951. Joe was drafted into the Army in 1953 and served two years before starting college in 1955 at the College of South

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