Mercedez Staples Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Mercedez Staples (Martinsville, Virginia), born in Danville, Virginia, who passed away on September 6, 2018 at the age of 27. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her grandparents, Betty Lou Jones, Dollie Marie Finney Staples, Russell Fitzgerald, Sr. and Ben Staples; her stepgrandfather Thomas J. Hightower, Sr; and her uncles, John David Fitzgerald, Ben Staples and Frank Womack.
She is survived by: her parents, Delores Hightower (Thomas) of Chatham and Gregory Valentino Staples of Martinsville; her sister Shacolby Ferguson of Greensboro; her stepsiblings, NeKeythia Hightower of Griffin, Latesha Hawkins of Anniston, Darius Hightower of McDonough, Adrian Hightower (Donna) of Lawrenceville and Jaqarius Hightower of Griffin; her aunts, Judy Jones, Teresa Jones, Vera Jones of Chatham, Deloris Fitzgerald Harris (Tony) of Chatham, Pearl Fitzgerald of Lithonia and Arlethia Robinson of Chatham; her nieces and nephews, April Manlangit of Willow Springs, Aniyah and Xavier; her aunts and uncles, Lula Womack of Bassett, Janice Royal (William) of Ridgeway, Sheila Malker of Upper Marlboro, Carlisa Bulgin of Martinsville, Bradford Jones of Danville, Russell Fitzgerald, Jr. of Chatham, Cornwallace Fitzgerald (Ann) of Chatham and James Roger Fitzgerald of Danville; and her stepgrandmother Pauline Hightower of Griffin.
