MIDLOTHIAN—Annelda Staples, 81 years old, of Midlothian, Texas, passed away on Saturday, June 22, 2024.
Visitation was held from 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Wayne Boze Funeral Home, Waxahachie, Texas.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. on Friday, June 28, 2024 at Wayne Boze Funeral Home in Waxahachie. Brian Treadaway officiated.
Burial followed at Midlothian Cemetery.
Annelda was born to Harrold and Mildred Hamm in Amarillo, Texas on October 14, 1942.
She graduated from Amarillo High School in 1961.
She met the love of her life, Howard Staples, while he was serving in the Air Force while stationed in Amarillo. They were married on November 2, 1962. She worked for the Amarillo Globe-News, and then they moved to Arlington, Texas, and lived there until 1977, where they then moved to South Plains, Texas. She then worked at the Floydada Independent School District as a teacher’s assistant and drove a school bus for 32 years until she retired.
Annelda is preceded in death by her father, Harold Hamm; her mother, Mildred Hamm; and her husband of 55 years, Howard Staples.
She is survived by her sisters Dena Aufdemorte, Jeaneva VanDyke, and Arlaine Berkes. She is also survived by three children, son Bill and wife Mika and daughter Baylee; daughter Stacey; son Kevin and wife Nelyn and daughter Malieya.
Annelda loved her family dearly. She loved driving a school bus and treated all the children throughout the years as if they were her own.
Some of her greatest joys in her life were simply being with her family spending as much time as she could with them as possible. The two biggest joys beyond that were her two beautiful granddaughters.
She lived life through her Christian faith and professed it publicly through baptism on November 7, 2020. She absolutely loved Jesus with all her heart. She will be missed by all her family and friends.
Plants and flowers are welcomed at her services.
Donations in Annelda’s memory are also welcome. Please make any donations to the benevolence fund at the Vertical Church at the following website: verticalchurchovilla. churchcenter. com