Paul Staley Obituary

Paul Russell Staley, M.D. Charleston - Paul Russell Staley, M.D., 88, of Charleston, SC, widower of Mary Kate Staley died Friday, January 4, 2019. The family will receive friends Sunday, January 6, 2019 in J. HENRY STUHR INC., WEST ASHLEY CHAPEL, 3360 Glenn McConnell Parkway from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. The memorial service will be held Tuesday, January 8, 2019 in Faith Lutheran Church, 3374 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island at 11:00 a.m. Burial at Live Oak Memorial Gardens will be private. Dr. Staley was born in Munden, KS on August 25, 1930 a son of the late Clarence and Bernice Russell Staley. He earned an undergraduate degree from the University of Kansas and his Medical Doctorate from the University of Kansas Medical School. Following medical school, Dr. Staley was commissioned in the United States Army where he served as a physician with duty assignments at Fort Sam Houston, Texas, Fort Lewis, Washington, as well as overseas assignments in Japan and Germany. It was while in the Army that he met his wife of 53 years when they were both serving in the 225th Station Hospital in Meunchweiler, Germany. They moved to Charleston where they raised a family and where Dr. Staley practiced internal medicine for more than 30 years. He was predeceased by his wife Mary Kate, sisters Helen MacMillan and Mary Beth Tilley and brother Charles Staley. He leaves behind three sons:LTC (Ret) Paul Russell Staley, Jr. and wife Toni of Spring Lake, NC; COL (Ret) James Richard Staley and wife Mary of Sumter, SC and COL John Patrick Staley and wife Darlene of Frederick, MD. He also leaves behind grandchildren Paul III, Hannah, Matthew, Catherine and Ian. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Faith Lutheran Church, 3374 Maybank Hwy, Johns Island, SC, 29455 or the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation, 733 Third Avenue, Suite 510, New York, NY 10017. A memorial message may be sent to the family by visiting our website at www.jhenrystuhr.com. Visit our guestbook at www.legacy.com/obituaries/ charleston