Red River County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....Jiles, Virgil Lee, Sr. October 7, 2005
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The Shreveport Times   Oct. 9, 2005
   MARTIN, LA.-- Funeral services for MR. VIRGIL LEE JILES, SR., 88, will be 
held Monday, Oct. 10, 2005, at 10 a.m. at the Rose-Neath Chapel in Coushatta. 
Interment will follow in the Martin Cemetery in Martin.
   The family will receive vistors on Sunday afternoon from 2 p.m. until 5 
p.m. at the funeral home.
   MR. JILES was born in Jamestown, La. on Nov. 20, 1916, and died in Bossier 
City, La., on Oct 7, 2005, after a lengthy illness.
   A career soldier, MR. JILES served with the United States Army in the 4th 
Infantry Division during World War II and participated in the Normandy 
invasion. He later became an electronics technician with the Army and worked 
on missile and radar systems in New Mexico and Texas, obtaining the rank of 
CWO 2.
   He was a member of Martin Baptist Church, where he served as a Sunday Scool 
teacher and a Deacon for many years.
   He was preceded in death by his parents, POMPY LEE and MARY LOU HERRINGTON 
JILES; A SISTER, flora jiles chandler; a brother, B. F. JILES and two infant 
siblings.
   He is survived by his wife of 64 years, ESTINE GIDDINGS JILES; two sons, 
VIIRGIL L. JILES JR. and wife, JOYCE of Williston, N. D., JAMES CURTIS JILES 
and wife, EFFIE of Plain Dealing, La.; one daughter, SUSAN JILES LINDANGER, 
and husband, EARL JR. of Shreveport; one grandson, CORY ALAN JILES and wife, 
KIM, all of Plain Dealing, La.; a brother-in-law, TOM CHANDLER of Arcadia and 
numerous nieces and nephews.
   In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorials be made to the 
Martin Baptist Church Building Fund or to the charity of one's choice.
   

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