Henry Giles, 70, Route 1, Knifley, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1986, at 6:49 a.m. at the Westlake Cumberland Hospital after several months illness. He was the son of the late Thomas Franklin and Bessie Bottoms Giles of Adair County. Giles was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Holt Giles, on June 1, 1979. He is survived by his wife, Geneva Bryant Giles, Knifley. Also surviving are three step-children: Libby Hancock, Santa Fe, N.M., John Waggoner and Shelly Ann Waggoner, both of Knifley. Two brothers survive: Robert Giles, Campbellsville, and Kenneth Giles, Gettysburg, Penn., and two sisters: Irene Scott, Ortonville, Mich., and Cora Mae Rector, Winchester. Also surviving are three step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Giles was a Kentucky author and a veteran of World War II. Funeral was Friday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Bro. Chester Bottoms officiated. Interment was in the Caldwell Chapel Cemetery, Knifley. Pallbearers were: Anthony Spires, Jeralin Spires, Keven Spires, Bobby Kelsey, Dennis Reeves, William Rector, and Thomas Rector. ~Obituaries of Taylor County, Kentucky, Volume II, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 14
Books by Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles
Fiction:
Harbin's Ridge, 1951
Nonfiction:
A Little Better Than Plumb, 1963
The GI Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1965
Around Our House, 1971
Books by Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles
Fiction:
Harbin's Ridge, 1951
Nonfiction:
A Little Better Than Plumb, 1963
The GI Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1965
Around Our House, 1971
Henry Giles, 70, Route 1, Knifley, died Wednesday, Oct. 1, 1986, at 6:49 a.m. at the Westlake Cumberland Hospital after several months illness. He was the son of the late Thomas Franklin and Bessie Bottoms Giles of Adair County. Giles was preceded in death by his wife, Janice Holt Giles, on June 1, 1979. He is survived by his wife, Geneva Bryant Giles, Knifley. Also surviving are three step-children: Libby Hancock, Santa Fe, N.M., John Waggoner and Shelly Ann Waggoner, both of Knifley. Two brothers survive: Robert Giles, Campbellsville, and Kenneth Giles, Gettysburg, Penn., and two sisters: Irene Scott, Ortonville, Mich., and Cora Mae Rector, Winchester. Also surviving are three step-grandchildren and two step-great-grandchildren. Giles was a Kentucky author and a veteran of World War II. Funeral was Friday, Oct. 3, at 1 p.m. at Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home. Bro. Chester Bottoms officiated. Interment was in the Caldwell Chapel Cemetery, Knifley. Pallbearers were: Anthony Spires, Jeralin Spires, Keven Spires, Bobby Kelsey, Dennis Reeves, William Rector, and Thomas Rector. ~Obituaries of Taylor County, Kentucky, Volume II, compiled by Eunice Montgomery Wright, p. 14
Books by Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles
Fiction:
Harbin's Ridge, 1951
Nonfiction:
A Little Better Than Plumb, 1963
The GI Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1965
Around Our House, 1971
Books by Janice Holt Giles and Henry Giles
Fiction:
Harbin's Ridge, 1951
Nonfiction:
A Little Better Than Plumb, 1963
The GI Journal of Sergeant Giles, 1965
Around Our House, 1971
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