Douglas E. Staples, 98, died Dec. 30, 2011, at his home at Horizon Bay in Vero Beach.
He was born in Farnborough, Kent, England.
He moved to Vero Beach six years ago from Grand Junction, Colo.
He was educated at a small school in Bromley, Kent, before going on to graduate from Dulwich College.
He worked at the real estate agency Baxter Payne and Lepper in Bromley.
He served in the British Army during World War II.
After the war he immigrated to the United States, settling in South Florida in 1947.
He ran a real estate brokerage business in Coral Gables from the 1950s through the 1970s.
Survivors include his stepdaughters, Githa Jones, of Miami and Glenda Summers, of Basalt, Colo.; sister, Esme; and three grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Wise Staples in 2009.
Memorial contributions may be made to the VNA/Hospice Foundation, 111O 35th Lane, Vero Beach, FL 32960.
No services are planned.
Arrangements are by Cox Gifford Seawinds Funeral Home & Crematory, Vero Beach.
An online guest book is available at www.seawindsfh.com.