Submitted by
Vicki Ebert

Hugh David Wiles

Hugh David Wiles, Ponca City resident, passed away Monday, Jan. 23, 2006, at the Shawn Manor Nursing Center. He was 78.
The funeral will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 27, at the Albright United Methodist Church with the Rev. Dr. Sheila Combs-Francis, Albright United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will follow at the Resthaven Memorial Park under the direction of Trout Funeral Home.
Hugh was born Nov. 3, 1927, to Hugh Charles Wiles and Doris Burner Wiles in Mound Valley, Labette County, Kan. Hugh attended school at Powell Junior High in Washington D.C. and high school in Ponca City.
In 1945 Hugh enlisted in the U.S. Navy with five of his friends. They were sent to San Diego, Calif., for boot camp. After he was released from boot camp, Hugh served in World War II. He went aboard the USS Flusser, DD 368 for the atomic bomb tests at Bikini Atoll and was in Amchitka, Alaska, for the atomic bomb test in that location.
After the war Hugh married Phyllis J. Mann on Sept. 3, 1948, in Ponca City. After Hugh and Phyllis' marriage, he went to work for the Ponca City Light Plant on North Union. He went to Oklahoma A&M on the G.I. Bill graduating 1953.
They had one son, Arnal D. Wiles who is deceased.
Hugh's hobbies included counted cross stitch, wood work, and playing computer games.
He is survived by his wife of the home; sister, Margaret Wiles Palmer of McLean, Va.; sister-in-law, Carol Mann of Marland; nieces, Lisa Kuecker and Martha Chambers; and nephews, Doug Mann and Todd Mann.
He was preceded in death by his son, Arnal David Wiles; parents, Doris Burner Wiles and Hugh C. Wiles; and stepmother, Margaret Howard Wiles.
Casket bearers will be Charlie McClelland, Todd Mann, David Long, Jim Kuecker, Bill Kirkpatrick, Don Appleman and Doug Mann. Honorary casket bearer will be Dick Powell.
Memorial contributions may be made to Albright United Methodist Church, 128 S. Palm, Ponca City, Okla. 74601