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Wilmer F. Stapleton, Jr.

By Joshua Smith

Attica - Wilmer F. Stapleton, Jr., 39, passed away on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Erie County Medical Center in Buffalo, surrounded by his loving family, while under hospice care.

He was born Monday, March 7th, 1983 in Prestonsburg, Kentucky a son of Wilmer F. Stapleton Sr. and Sandra L. French Stapleton of Attica.

Wilmer loved all sports, fishing and listening to music. A fantastic cook, he enjoyed watching cooking shows on television. His family meant the world to him.

Surviving along with his parents are his wife, Rebecca R. Reilly-Stapleton; his sons, Lincoln Wyatt Stapleton-Reilly and Hudson Cole Stapleton-Reilly; his brother, Eric W. Stapleton; his niece,  Gianna Stapleton; paternal grandmother, Sarah Stapleton along with several aunts, uncles and cousins.

Family and friends are invited to call on Saturday, October 15th, 2022 from 1:00 pm  to 3:00 pm  at Bohm-Calarco-Smith Funeral Home, 308 East Main Street, Batavia, where services will immediately follow visitation at 3 pm. He will be laid to rest in Forest Hill Cemetery, Attica.  In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made online at https://www.gofundme.com/f/a-light-in-the-dark-for-wil?qid=21f0779a6d693572b9ec64c58833e4ea. To leave a condolence, share a story, or light a candle, please visit www.bataviafuneralhomes.com.

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