Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Giles, Sterling B. October 7, 1991
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Virginian-Pilot  October 9, 1991
Sterling Burnette Giles, 74, of the 700 block of Michigan Ave., a retired 
assistant chief deputy clerk, died Oct. 7, 1991, in a Portsmouth hospital.

Mr. Giles was born in Thomasville, Ga. He had retired from the Norfolk Circuit 
Court. He had served in the Navy for 31 years and retired at the Atlantic Fleet 
Anti-submarine Warfare Tactical School in Norfolk as a chief warrant officer. He 
was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War.

He was the widower of Helen Whillock Giles and was a member of Blessed Sacrament 
Catholic Church. He was a former president and member of the board of directors of 
St. Mary's Cemetery. He had served on Bishop Sullivan's Advisory Board of the 
Diocese of Richmond.

Mr. Giles was a member of the Virginia Court Clerks Association, past president 
and member of the Ryan Club, and a member of the Retired Officers Association.

Survivors include two daughters, Anne H. Giles of Norfolk and Nancy G. Young of 
Long Island, N.Y.; three sons, Andrew C. Giles and Joseph J. Giles, both of 
Norfolk, and Sterling B. Giles of Altamonte Springs, Fla.; two brothers, Austin 
Giles Jr., St. George, Ga., and Palmer Giles of Thomasville; and seven 
grandchildren.

The funeral Mass will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Thursday in Blessed Sacrament 
Catholic Church by the Rev. Julian Goodman. Burial with military honors will be in 
St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery. A Christian wake service will be at 7 p.m. today in 
H.D. Oliver Funeral Apartments, Norfolk. Friends may join the family after the 
burial at 5324 Powhatan Ave.

Memorial donations may be made to the Abran J. Ryan Endowment Fund, c/o the Ryan 
Club.

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