James “Jim” Glendon Staley, 77, of Murfreesboro passed away on Dec. 30. He was preceded in death by his parents, James Hansford and Mary Magdalene Foster Staley; doting aunt Caroline Foster; brother, Otis Staley; and sisters, Thelma Staley Kirrane, Carrie Staley Workman and Dorothy Staley. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Bobbie Nell Allen Staley; daughter, Sharon (Robert) Dunn of Cumming, Ga.; granddaughters Kaitlin Rose Dunn of Seattle and Rachel Elizabeth Dunn of Cumming, Ga.; and grandson Alexander Scott Dunn (Tiffany) of Bloomington, Illinois; son, James Allen Staley of Columbia; daughter-in-law Melissa Liggett Staley; and grandson Eli You-Bao Staley of Franklin.