Horace H. Staples, 89, of Hillsville, passed away on Thursday, April 28, 2016. He was the son of the late Solon and Ethel Hicks Staples. He was preceded in death by wife, Virginia Bond Phillips Staples; a daughter, Sherry Bartlett; sisters, Annalene Cochran and Betty Sue Hodges; and brothers, Joe and Carl Staples.

He is survived by daughters Pam Piasecki and husband, Larry, of Ft. Myers, FL and Denise Davis and husband, Scot, of Wytheville, VA; step daughters, Yvonne Webb and husband, Wise and Carolyn Phillips of Hillsville, Susan Dalton and husband, Cellell of Wytheville; brothers, Jay and wife, June Staples of Willis, James and wife, Joyce Staples, Edmund and wife, Imolene Staples of Hillsville; sisters, Lola Wolfe of Pulaski and Nelligene Hollandsworth of Raleigh, NC; sisters-in-law, Allie Staples and Dot Wyrick of Hillsville; grandchildren, Emily Kline and husband, Aaron, Molly Davis, and Abbie Davis all of Wytheville and Kyle Bartlett of Ft. Myers, FL; one great grandchild; nineteen nieces and nephews; six step grandchildren; ten step great-grandchildren; one step great-great grandchild.

Horace was a WWII Navy Veteran serving on the USS Farqhar in the South Pacific. He was a member of Open Door Christian Church, the Sylvatus Ruritan Club, VFW Post 1115, and the Naval Destroyer Association.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, May 1, 2016 at 2:00 PM at Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel with Chaplin Jerry Keegan officiating. Burial will follow in the Dalton Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Saturday, April 30,2 016 from 5:00 until 7:00 PM. Memorial gifts may be made to Mountain Valley Hospice and Palliative Care, 1477 Carrollton Pike, Hillsville, VA 24343. Vaughan-Guynn-McGrady Chapel is serving the family.