Edward was born in 1908. He was the son of Walter Wiles and Mary Shonkwiler. He passed away in 1981.
Edward Thompson Wiles
WALDPORT – Edward Thompson Wiles, 72, died Wednesday in the Evergreen Care Center in Lincoln City, after a long illness.
Born in Portland, he lived in Waldport for five years, and was a former resident of Portland, St. Helens and Clatskanie. He was a veteran of World War II and a member of the Disabled American Veterans. Before illness forced him to retire, he was a self-employed restaurant operator.
Survivors include his wife, June; sister, Winnefred[sic] Carlson, Gladstone; and five nephews and one niece.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday in Riverview Abbey Chapel, Portland, under the direction of Bateman mortuary. Vault entombment will follow in the Riverview Abbey Mausoleum. Visitation will be Saturday afternoon and Sunday in the chapel.
The family suggests memorial contributions to a favorite charity.
Statesman Journal, Salem, Oregon, Saturday, 14 Mar 1981, Page 6.
Funeral Notice
WILES – Edward Thompson, 72, Waldport, Or.; husband of June; brother of Winnefred[sic] Carlson, Gladstone, Or.; uncle of 5 nephews and 1 niece. Funeral service Monday, Mar 16, 1 pm, Riverview Abbey Chapel, Portland. Vault entombment Riverview Abbey Mausoleum. Mr. Wiles will lie in state Sat. afternoon and Sunday at Riverview Abbey Chapel. Family suggests contributions to favorite charity in memory. BATEMAN NEWPORT CHAPEL in charge of arrangements.
The Oregonian, Portland, Oregon, Saturday, 14 Mar 1981, Page E2. Genealogybank.com access 3 Feb 2017 pl1107_13005_942.pdf
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