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Rickey Stapleton Obituary

RICKEY EDWARD STAPLETON, 69, of Ironton, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 3, 2026, at the Community Hospice Care Center in Ashland, KY. Visitation will be Thursday, January 8, 2026, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Ohio Furnace Enterprise Baptist Church, Ironton, OH. Funeral service will be Noon Friday, January 9, 2026 at the church. Burial will follow in Stapleton Family Cemetery. Please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net to offer condolences to the family.

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Published by The Herald-Dispatch on Jan. 7, 2026.

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Visitation

6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

Ohio Furnace Enterprise Baptist Church

3132 Haverhill Oh Furnace Rd, Ironton, OH 45638

Jan

9

Funeral service

12:00 p.m.

Ohio Furnace Enterprise Baptist Church

3132 Haverhill Oh Furnace Rd, Ironton, OH 45638

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1004 South 7th Street, Ironton, OH 45638

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