Obituary of Earl Wayne Staggs

Earl Wayne Staggs, 80, of Highland Village, TX, passed away peacefully on 1/3/2020 in Highland Village, TX. Earl was born in Fullerton, KY to Woodrow Wilson Staggs and Ora Arminta Adkins on 4/7/1939. He went to high school at Southern High in Baltimore, MD and graduated in 1957. He had a career in sales for over 50 years. Upon retirement, he drove a school bus for many years in Keller and Southlake, TX. He enjoyed writing and was best known for being a well-established and published author of novels and short stories. He was very well known and respected in the mystery writing community. He was a three-time Derringer Award winner and assisted his fellow writers by editing and mentoring throughout his writing career. Earl is survived by his wife, Carolyn Staggs of Highland Village, TX, his daughters Donna Barone, Christina Meana & her husband Rick, and Cynthia Poquette & her husband Keith. His grandchildren are Cortland & Austin Davis, Olivia & Amanda Meana, Jennifer Bones, Jessica Armour, Jillian Barone-Kuen, and Tyler Jarman. His great grandchildren are Aria Davis, Abby & Alice Bones, Evelyn & Mary Armour, and Trenton & Jordan Scholl. He is preceded in death by his father, Woodrow Wilson Staggs, his mother, Ora Arminta Borkoski, his brothers James & Franklyn Staggs, and his son Brian Barone. The family will be having a private memorial service at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Booktrust.org, online, or mail to 789 Sherman Street, Suite 300A, Denver, CO 80203.