George William Styles

Submitted by David O Styles, grand nephew of George William Styles, November 10, 2007
 

The Sedalia Democrat, Sedalia, Missouri, Monday, April 28, 1969
 

George W. Styles Obituary
Died April 27, 1969 Sedalia, Missouri


George W. Styles, 87, died at 11:30 a.m. Sunday at the home of his stepdaughter, Mrs. Dorothy Mae Bryant, 2412 South Collins. He had been in failing health for the past six months.

He was born Nov. 17, 1881 at Newport, Ky., son of the late George W. and Mary Jane Styles. He had been a resident of Sedalia for the past 50 years.

Mr. Styles married Lillie M. Strong, Dec. 14, 1926 at Warsaw and she preceded him in death Oct. 11, 1963. He retired in 1946 from his job as a machinist at the Missouri-Pacific shops where he had worked for 32 years.

Preceding him in death besides his wife were several brothers and sisters.

Surviving are his stepdaughter, two sons by a former marriage, Stuart Douglas Styles, Phoenix, Ariz., Claude Newbolt Styles, Orlando, Fla., one stepson, Ray Simons, 1510 East Broadway, several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Ewing Funeral Home, with the Rev. Marvin T. Nobles, pastor of the New Hope Baptist Church, officiating.

Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. The body is at the funeral home.


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