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Charles A. Stiles

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Charles A. Stiles

Birth
Wayne County, Iowa, USA
Death
Jan 1953 (aged 81)
Denver, City and County of Denver, Colorado, USA
Burial
Holyoke, Phillips County, Colorado, USA Add to Map
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Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, January 15, 1953

STROKE FATAL TO CHARLES A. STILES; SERVICES MONDAY

Last rites for Charles A. Stiles, 81, a retired pioneer Phillips County rancher, were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Holyoke Baptist church.

Services were conducted by Rev. A.W. Hollars of Boulder, a former pastor of the local Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Stiles was a member. Burial was at Holyoke Memorial Park.

Mr. Stiles passed away Friday morning at a hospital in Denver following a stroke. He has been in failing health for some time. The body was brought to Holyoke Friday night in the Lewis coach.

Charles A. Stiles, the only son in a family of six children, was born February 11, 1871, in Wayne County, Iowa. He spent his youth and early manhood in Iowa, and on April 30, 1899, he was married to Ollie B. Slack.

Mr. and Mrs. Stiles established their home in Wayne County, Iowa, and lived there until June 1907, when they moved to a Phillips County farm in the Pleasant Valley community southeast of Holyoke. They moved to Holyoke in 1919.

Mr. Stiles was active in the work of the church and he supported many other worthwhile causes. He was widely known in this area and did his part in the development of this community.

Two nephews and a niece, Charles Middlebrook of Holyoke, Orville Middlebrook of Burley, Idaho, and Mrs. May McDorman, Las Vegas, Nevada, made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Stiles for many years.

Other survivors include Mrs. Stiles, several other nieces and nephews not already mentioned, Mrs. Hazel Anderson, Holyoke, Arlo Farrell, Julesburg, Olive Davis, Beryl De Silva of Montana, and many other relatives.

Among the out-of-town people who were here for the funeral were J.L. Slack, Salinas, California; J.R. Slack, Long Beach, California; Mrs. J.M. Fulton, Denver; Dale Shriner, Princeton, Missouri; Everette Shrine, Sewal, Iowa; Mrs. Grace Jones, Billings, Montana; Mr. and Mrs. John McDorman and daughter, Las Vegas, Nevada; Mrs. Marjory Black, Ames, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Benson, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Farrell and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Farrell and son, Julesburg; and Mr. and Mrs. George McNeff, Brule, Nebraska.
Holyoke Enterprise, Holyoke, Colorado, January 15, 1953

STROKE FATAL TO CHARLES A. STILES; SERVICES MONDAY

Last rites for Charles A. Stiles, 81, a retired pioneer Phillips County rancher, were held at 2 o'clock Monday afternoon at the Holyoke Baptist church.

Services were conducted by Rev. A.W. Hollars of Boulder, a former pastor of the local Presbyterian church, of which Mr. Stiles was a member. Burial was at Holyoke Memorial Park.

Mr. Stiles passed away Friday morning at a hospital in Denver following a stroke. He has been in failing health for some time. The body was brought to Holyoke Friday night in the Lewis coach.

Charles A. Stiles, the only son in a family of six children, was born February 11, 1871, in Wayne County, Iowa. He spent his youth and early manhood in Iowa, and on April 30, 1899, he was married to Ollie B. Slack.

Mr. and Mrs. Stiles established their home in Wayne County, Iowa, and lived there until June 1907, when they moved to a Phillips County farm in the Pleasant Valley community southeast of Holyoke. They moved to Holyoke in 1919.

Mr. Stiles was active in the work of the church and he supported many other worthwhile causes. He was widely known in this area and did his part in the development of this community.

Two nephews and a niece, Charles Middlebrook of Holyoke, Orville Middlebrook of Burley, Idaho, and Mrs. May McDorman, Las Vegas, Nevada, made their home with Mr. and Mrs. Stiles for many years.

Other survivors include Mrs. Stiles, several other nieces and nephews not already mentioned, Mrs. Hazel Anderson, Holyoke, Arlo Farrell, Julesburg, Olive Davis, Beryl De Silva of Montana, and many other relatives.

Among the out-of-town people who were here for the funeral were J.L. Slack, Salinas, California; J.R. Slack, Long Beach, California; Mrs. J.M. Fulton, Denver; Dale Shriner, Princeton, Missouri; Everette Shrine, Sewal, Iowa; Mrs. Grace Jones, Billings, Montana; Mr. and Mrs. John McDorman and daughter, Las Vegas, Nevada; Mrs. Marjory Black, Ames, Iowa; Mr. and Mrs. Pat Benson, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Arlo Farrell and Mr. and Mrs. Wayne Farrell and son, Julesburg; and Mr. and Mrs. George McNeff, Brule, Nebraska.


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