? CLIPPING SERVICE 1115 HILLSBORO

RALEIGH, NC 27603 TEL. (919) 833-2079

TRIBUNE FlKJNi. N. c.

c .1e,/l\yvii\eS fb 115

JAiJ 1 7 0 0

·'d-'l t Rev. Billy Wiles

Rev. Billy Calbot Wiles, 60, of 1368 Union Community Rd., Thurmond, died Monday, Jan­ uary 17, 2000 at 2:10 a.m. at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospi­ tal.

Funeral services will be con­ ducted Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Round Hill Baptist Church by Rev. E.R. Wiles, Rev. Jimmy Gilreath and Rev. Don Hayes. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The body will be placed in the church at 1:30 p.m.

Rev. Wiles was born in Wilkes County, March 30, 1939, to William Cortez and Lura Pruitt Wiles. He was employed by

~ Lowes Companies, Inc. and was pastor at Elk Spur Baptist Church. - - ·•

Surviving are his wife, Lois Hall Wiles of the home; three sons, Ricky (Lorraine) Wiles of Traphill, Rev. Micky (Lynn) Wiles of Thurmond and Rev. Brian (Melissa) Wiles of Elkin; four grandchildren, Steven Wiles, Joshua Wiles, Nicole Wiles and

Kristen Wiles; five sisters, Reba Durham of Wilkesboro, Velno Johnson of Elkin, Josie Crouse of Traphill, Mildred Billings of Thurmond and Vivian Durham of Roaring River; six brothers, Stacy Wiles of Elkin, Rev. L.R. Wiles of Thurmond, L.D. Wiles, Bryce Wiles, Ronnie Wiles and Dexter Wiles, all of Traphill; and --....

one half-sister, Nellie Ford of Jonesville.

The family will receive friends Tuesday from 7-9 p.m. at Kennedy Funeral Home in Elkin.

(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

BAPTIST BIOGRAPHY DAT A FORM

Please read carefully the Instruction Sheet and then list the appropriate information as it directs. _ 'duJ 1. NAME ?i):

(Last)

Give full names.

6L1f:L &U ' (First) (Second)

For a married wom~lease put maiden name in parentheses.

4. BROTHERS ( b) List full names and year of birtl~-~ _ (Ll~o'd""""l ~ Number ~ ~ ~,-::;,: "¥<:>.'."!'. 1 '// ~ ,~:1~~2-~~i:±:fi;;v~~?~·"

5. SISTERS (.5) List full names and year of birth .

'IE~~~ ~Jz:X~t;:;:;>~ 6. CHILDHOOD RESIDENCE: (Please list each residence of 3 years duration or more, up

to the time of the 18th birthday) Type of Community Post Office County State Dates Rural (R); town under 2500 pop. (T); city 2500 :'~~~g T~' ~UV Lt~ -,k U)Jl,,.a) ~ Ro To co _ RD TD C 0 -~-

7. EDUCATION: Grammar school: Graduate? Yes (~No~ Year graduated _

High school: Graduate? Ye~ ( ) No ()( ) yr ~:f!fl School attended: </A_~~) --=cLJ'-'-"~_..~~a,,.,c"°"e ~~"'---- -+-n+,,-:-,_,f!,~("'st~at~ei---

(Whether graduate or not; if more than one was attended, show the last one.)

College: Years attended: None ( v( One ( ) 2-3 ( Whether graduated or not, list college(s) attended:

Graduate ( (EXAMPLE: 1935-'38)

(Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

Graduate-level: List college(s), seminary(ies), etc. attended; earned degrees (Name) (Place) (State) (Years attended) (Degree)

8. SPECIAL A WARDS OR RECOGNITION RECEIVED: (Honorary degrees, such as: D.D., Howard College, 1948; citations, such as: Who's Who in American Colleges and Universities, 1939; honorary positions, such as: "Man of the Year"-Pryor, Okla., 1943; etc.) ~..e_-

(Position) (Church, agency, area, institution, place of service)

14. TO BE FILLED OUT ONLY BY THOSE WHO ARE, OR HA VE BEEN, IN SAL­ ARIED CHURCH-RELATED VOCATIONS. (Including pastors, denominational work­ ers, missionaries, ministers of education and music, church secretaries, faculty members or employees of Baptist institutions, agencies, etc.) TYPE AND LENGTH OF SERVICE: List all positions of such service with one or more years of duration; check F (full-time) or P (part-time). Examples:

15. OTHER TYPES OF RELIGIOUS SERVICE: (In associations, assemblies, colleges, con­ ventions (state or Southern), national or world-wide meetings, such as: speaker, music director, committee chairman, etc.)

9. MARITAL INFORMATION: F D F [R]

F D F D F D F D F D F D FD F D FD FD FD FD

Spouse Birthdate of Spouse

Place ol Marriage (Town and State)

Date of Marriage

(l)s;6_!~~~'.:'.:'::.____£c!,.~~d__j..!~~~Q..._-4A~w.&.~j,&~~~~1f-:L.~~~

(2L----------+------+-----=--------t------

Number of children (

11. RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE: /) __ -r« '4 ~ ~ Conversion 1%£i~ ~Z Baptism ~g~lt, ~ (L=Church) ~-~,

List any church, other than Baptist, with which formerly affiliated

Ordained as: ~ \Y'f Deacon ( ) 0th:~ )12 ~?te~~damed) ~}idl I># (f~ltze. -~{~s-t~-t;~)·----

12. LOCAL CHURCH ACTIVITY, UNSALARIED (Place the number of years service, in the space provided, for each office ever held.)

Gen. Supt., Dept. Supt .. Teacher, List below other Other Offices Director, Director, Counselor, offices or service, (give number of years service) President Circle Chm. Sponsor, such as: Sec.,

Leader Assoc. Supt., etc. Deacon Ch. Treas. -- -

/Ia Ao-;;-/";, - s a Trustee - Ch. Library - -

(j'~.JJ;, Usher -- Ch. Recreation __ S.S. Ch. Clerk - Choir Mem. --

Other - Choir Direc. - T.U. Ch. Committee Chm.L

List completed Study Course diplomas V.B.S. (Indicate related organizations, such

as: S.S., T.U .. etc.)

Broth.

W.M.U.

(Date of service)

P 0 I. pastor County Line Baptist Church, Turkey Creek, La. 1925-1929 -~~---- p D 2. m1ss10nary

P o -------------------- ----- P 0 --------------------- ----- po _ PD _

PD _

P D ------------------- ----- P D ----- P [] ----- p D _ PD --------------------------- PD _ PD _

Ogbomosho, Nigeria, W. Africa 1930-1952

(Position; (Place of Service) (Date of Service)

16. AUTHORSHIP (Include books, booklets, lesson courses or curriculum material, and tracts) (Hook, item, etc.) (Publisher) (Date published)

-------------- ------------------- ----

17. CLUB OR GROUP MEMBERSHIP: (Service organizations, fraternal, P.T.A., Civic, etc.) List important positions of leadership held 13. DENOMINATIONAL SERVICE, UNSALARIED. (Please list positions held in Baptist

associations, conventions (state or Southern), national and world-wide organizations, such as; moderator, president, clerk, trustee, board, commission or committee members; etc.) Example: S.S. Superintendent

(Position) 1942-1944 18. HOB~IES AND LEISURE INTERESTS: C7- _ 41,

1 • _ .I

Fa von te Others .,,,..LJ=-'""'7il---=----'-"'-7f-""~""""""'¥-' --.~r-<---~"""~.c=_--"----'-.

19. PUBLIC SERVICE: (Military, educational, politic:;eJp:J1'ously listed) ~

Bethel Association Kentucky (State) (Daiei (Organization, board, agency, etc.)

Sources used in compiling the information are: (Example: personal knowledge; minutes, Cal­ vary Baptist C rch, Wisner, La.; Court R cords, Copiah County, Miss.; etc.)

D 0 Y 0 U HAVE LETTERS, DIARIES, PHOTOGRAPHS, OR OTHER MEMENTOES???? The Baptist Historical Collection would like to have this material or be allowed to photocopy such items for permanent preservation here in the Collection. We establish personal collections by the name of the donor. Any donated materials relating to the life and endeavors of our N.C. Baptist pastors and denominational leaders will be preserved for future generations of Baptists. Too often in our highly mobile society these items are thrown away or hastily discarded. They should be preserved. Let us know if we can assist you with the preservation of your personal papers. Phone (919) 825-9711, extention 277 collect.