Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Name“Bill” William Gene MILES [24182], [859], [24183]
BirthAug 29, 1933, Caswell County, North Carolina [859], [24183]
DeathJun 22, 2005, Alamance County, North Carolina [859], [24183]
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, 201 N. Oak Ave And West Front Street, Elon, North Carolina [859], [24183]
FatherJames Wilson MILES (1899-1965)
MotherRuth Ethel KING (1902-1981)
Spouses
BirthOct 22, 1935, Guilford County, North Carolina [24184]
DeathDec 17, 1989, Burlington, Alamance County, North Carolina [24184]
BurialMagnolia Cemetery, 201 N. Oak Ave And West Front Street, Elon, North Carolina [24184]
Obituary Online notes for “Bill” William Gene MILES
6/23/2005

William  G. "Bill" Miles 

    BURLINGTON — William  G. "Bill" Miles , age 71, of 1111 Alden St., passed away Wednesday, June 22, 2005 at the Hospice Home.

    A native of Caswell County, he was husband of the late Betty Newnam Miles , and son of the late Ruth Ethel King and James Wilson Miles .

    Mr. Miles  was the retired owner of Miles  Pest Control and later worked for S.S.I as a security guard at Culp Finishing. He was a member of Shallowford Squares and a charter member of Cactus Squares.

    Survivors include a daughter, Debra M. Ackard and husband, Dean, of Port Matilda, Pa.; sons, James E. "Gene" Miles  and wife, Donna, of Elon and Randy L. Miles  and wife, Tammy, of Elon; grandchildren, Amanda Miles , Dana Ackard and Landon Miles ; and a special brother-in-law, Coy Horton. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife; and sister, Erline Horton.

    Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, June 24, 2005 from the Lowe Funeral Home Chapel by the Rev. Danny Miles . Interment will follow in Magnolia Cemetery. Mr. Miles  will remain at Lowe Funeral Home and Crematory through the funeral service.

The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 6 to 8 this evening, and at other times at the home of Randy and Tammy Miles , 3348 Stoney Creek Church Road, Elon.

    Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care, 914 Chapel Hill Road, Burlington, N.C. 27215. [24182]
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