Dorothy Staples
August 17, 2021
Dorothy Staples, 88, of Lakeridge, VA, passed away at home on August 17, 2021. Dorothy grew up on a farm near Charlottesville, VA. She loved entertaining family and friends and traveling. She lived in Tehran, Iran, Asmara, Eritrea (East Africa) and Ansbach, Germany. She worked for the State Department in D.C., Social Security Administration in California, taught English in Tehran, Iran, edited a daily newspaper for USIS in Asmara and was a Military Manpower Analyst for the Defense Logistics Agency in Virginia. She retired in 1991 following a stroke. Dorothy is survived by her husband of 69 years, Everett Staples; daughters, Patricia Staples, Deborah (Hunter) Matthews, Barbara (Steve) Schaefer; grandchildren, Tirzah (Shawn) Lynn, Aaron Schaefer, Samantha Hensley, Joshua Hensley; great grandchildren, Cadence Ungs, Xander Ungs and Addison Lynn; and sisters-in-law, Barbara Shipp and Kathy Shipp. A private, family memorial service will be held. In lieu of flowers a donation in her honor can be made to: Heartland Hospice Memorial Fund, 3900 Germantown Rd., Suite 460, Fairfax, VA 22030. Please write: Dorothy Staples in memo line.
Dorothy Staples, 88, of Lakeridge, VA, passed away at home on August 17, 2021. Dorothy grew up on a farm near Charlottesville, VA. She loved entertaining family and friends and traveling. She lived in Tehran, Iran, Asmara, Eritrea (East Africa)... View Obituary & Service Information