St. Clair County Obits

VIOLET LOIS MILES

Kansas City Star
22 October 2005
Violet Lois Miles, 79, Osceola, Mo., passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2005. Funeral services 1 p.m. Monday, October 24 at the Sheldon-Goodrich Chapel; burial in Benton Green Cemetery, Roscoe, Mo.
Visitation 7-8 p.m. Sunday, October 23 at the chapel. (Arrangements: Sheldon-Goodrich F.H., 417-646-8135.)



St. Clair County Courier
28 October 2005
Violet Lois Miles of Osceola, formerly of Kansas City, Kans., passed away October 20, 2005, in Springfield.
Violet was born January 19, 1926, in Ottawa County, Okla., to Floyd and Josephine Chance Sherwood. Violet was united in marriage on December 11, 1943, to Paul Wesley Miles, Sr. in Kansas City, Kans. Paul preceded her in death in May 1997.
Violet spent most of her life as a homemaker. She belonged to VFW Ladies Auxiliary Post 1894 and attended Osceola Community Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Diana Lois Miles, and one brother, Cleo W. Sherwood.
Violet is survived by two sons, Paul W. Miles, Jr. and his wife Karen of Garden City, and Donnie R. Miles Sr. and his wife Renea of Lawson; three daughters, Sharron M. Lank and her husband Norman of Vero Beach, Fla., Kathryn S. Smith and her husband Stan of Osceola and Twaila J. Knotts and her husband Larry of Excelsior Springs; one sister, Opal L. Powell of Tillamook, Ore.; 17 grandchildren, 39 great grandchildren, six great great grandchildren, many nieces, nephews, cousins, friends, and a special friend Orval Shorty Chrisman.
Funeral services were ministered by Greg Mangum Monday, October 24, at the Sheldon Goodrich Chapel with burial in Benton Green Cemetery, near Osceola. Music was “Life’s Railway to Heaven”, “In the Garden” and “Just As I Am” by Gail Ingle. Casket bearers were Rich Smith, Timothy Knotts, Donnie Miles Jr., Larry Knotts Jr., Nick Miles and Jeff Smith. Honorary casket bearers were Norman Lank Jr. and Shannon Lank.