Harold W. Staley, age 89 of Ferrum passed away Saturday, March 13, 2010. Mr. Staley was a veteran of the US Air Force having served in World War II. He was preceded in death by his loving wife Louise Staley. Surviving are his son Robert W. Staley; daughter and son-in-law Karen and Ken Newcomb; grandchildren Kendra and Kevin Kerr, Keith and Sarah Newcomb and Kelli and Ed Robtison; five great-grandchildren; one brother Johnnie Stanley of Chambersburg, Pa. In lieu of flowers his family asks that donations be made the Ferrum Volunteer Rescue Squad. Funeral services will be private by Lynch Conner-Bowman Funeral Home, 140 Floyd Ave, Rocky Mount. www.lynchconnerbowman.com