Gary V. Staples (January 16, 1940 – January 2, 2021) was an American

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politician. In 2004 he was elected as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from the 88th District. Ramona Blackledge defeated incumbent Gary Staples in the Republican primary runoff for Mississippi House of Representatives District 88 on August 27, 2019. He previously served from 1988 to 1992. Staples went to the

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and

Jones County Junior College Jones College is a public community college in Ellisville, Mississippi. It is accredited by the Commission on Colleges of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and serves its eight-county district consisting of Clarke, Covington, Gre ...

. He worked for

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. On January 2, 2021, Staples died from cancer at age 80.

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1940 births 2021 deaths People from Laurel, Mississippi University of Southern Mississippi alumni Republican Party members of the Mississippi House of Representatives 21st-century American politicians Deaths from cancer in Mississippi 20th-century American politicians {{Mississippi-politician-stub