Darlene Wood Staats Obituary (1955 - 2023)

Born Jan 02, 1955, Darlene Wood Staats attended Westlake High School in Westlake, OH. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Darlene Wood Staats.

Graduation Year	Class of 1973
Date of Birth	Jan 02, 1955
Date of Passing	Jan 24, 2023
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Events	Darlene Adair Wood Staats, 68, of Lawson, MO passed away on Tuesday, January 24, 2023. Darlene was born on January 2, 1955, in Reno, Nevada to Charles and Virginia Wood. She is survived by her husband, James Staats, her two sons, Matthew (Claudia) and Jeremy (Teresa) Staats, and 6 grandchildren (Lakynn, Hudson, Livia, Ava, Benjamin, and Josephine). Darlene attended school at Westlake High School in Westlake, Ohio. She served most of her life as a dedicated civil servant, first serving 3 years for the U.S. Army, with a deployment to Camp Casey in South Korea. Later she served for the Ohio Air National Guard until moving to the Missouri National Guard, operating as a logistics specialist and retiring as a Senior Master Sergeant in 2015. Darlene was a loving and dedicated mother and grandmother. She was active in the Cub Scouts of America with her sons, and later in life the Lawson Chamber of Commerce. She was an avid gardener and following retirement worked alongside her husband James in support of their business together. The visitation will be held Friday, February 3rd from 5pm to 7pm, Bross & Spidle Funeral Home, 214 N. Pennsylvania Lawson, MO. The service will be held Saturday, February 4th at 3pm, also at Bross & Spidle Funeral Home.