Mrs. Staples was born Sunday, May 22, 1955, in Troup County, Georgia, the daughter of the late William and Rosalee Scott Short. She was a homemaker and an active member of Calvary Family Worship Center. Mrs. Short grew a flower garden every year. She loved to cook and collect caps, hats and purses. She was a loving person and everybody loved her back.

Survivors include her husband, Danny O. Staples of Lanett; her daughter, Misty M. Staples; her son Eric B. Staples; her step daughter, Tabitha Staples. her grandchildren, Yolanda Garcia, Patience Staples, Ty McCants and Dominique Johnson; great grandchildren, Maya Richardson and Xzavious Crim, Lincoln Adams and great grandchild to be Parker Carrington Staples; her brothers and sisters, David Short, Joyce Esquivel, Faye Short, Darrell Short, Sandra Wheeler, Loretta Chatham, Audrey McCallum and Marsha Bultman; many nieces and nephews. Besides her parents, Mrs. Staples is preceded in death by her brother, Terry Short and her paternal grandparents, Ed and Ida Short.