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Willis H. Staup, born August 18, 1895, in Whitewater, Colorado. His family moved to Gypsum in 1903 and operated the Gypsum Hotel. Mr. Staup was inducted into the army on 20 October, 1917, and saw service in France and Germany. He was discharged April 29, 1919. Willis was the son of W.T. and Lovella Staup. He married Pearl Mitchell on the 25th of December in 1919. He later worked as an electrician for Eagle River Electric Company.
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"Willis H. Staup, son of W. T. and Sovella Staup was born Aug. 18, 1895 at Whitewater, Colo. The family moved to Gypsum in 1908, where they operated the Gypsum Hotel.
Willis ran the first garage and shipped in the first autos to Gypsum. He was inducted in the Army Oct. 2, 1917 and most of his Army service during World War I was in France and Germany. He received his discharge Apr. 29, 1919.
On Christmas Day, 1919, he was united in marriage to Pearl...
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Willis H. Staup (left) and Loyd Gerard stand and talk by the company truck. Willis is holding a notepad and pad in his hand, and Loyd has a piece of paper or envelope. The truck says "W.H. STAUP GYPSUM COLO" on the passenger door.
Staup moved to Gypsum in 1903 and was involved in many area businesses over the years, including operating the Gypsum hotel, transporting cars and trucks to Gypsum, an electrician for Eagle River Electric Co., and the...