LILES, Loyd Weldon

  Noted events in his life were:

• 30 Jan 1941 WW II Enlistment: ¹ Name: Loyd W Liles Birth Year: 1907 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: Texas State: Texas County or City: Smith Enlistment Date: 30 Jan 1941 Enlistment State: Texas Enlistment City: Dallas Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: Grammar school Civil Occupation: Automobile Serviceman Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 64 Weight: 111

• 16 Mar 1990 Texas Death Index: ² Name: Loyd Liles Death Date: 16 Mar 1990 Death County: Smith Gender: Male

• 17 Mar 1990 his obituary was published ³ WELDON LILES - Sand Flat
Services for Weldon Liles, 73, Sand Flat, are scheduled for 3:30 p.m. Sunday in Caudle-Rutledge Funeral Home Chapel in Lindale with the Revs. Mike Seay and Les Humphrey officiating.
Burial will be in Sand Flat Cemetery.
Mr. Liles died Friday evening at his residence after a lengthy illness.
He was born Feb 16, 1917, in Hunt County.
He lived most of his life in Smith county and was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army. He was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Reba Liles, Sand Flat; three brothers. J. W. Liles, Victorville, Calif., Herman Liles, Georgia and Duel Liles, Boulder City, Nev.; a sister Ruby Ryburn, Okla.; and nieces and nephews.
Pallbearaers will be Lloyd Long, Clifford Long, Hoyt Long, George Willman, William Ellis and James Coulter.

Loyd married Reba Christine LONG, daughter of Ohrea (Ree) Elijah LONG and Dessie Lorene THOMAS, on 29 May 1943 in Smith County, Texas, USA. (Reba Christine LONG was born on 7 Jul 1921 in , , Texas, USA, died on 14 Jul 1991 in Smith County, Texas, USA and was buried in Sand Flat Cemetery, Tyler, Smith, Texas, USA.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• 29 May 1943, Marriage Record, Smith County, Texas: Loyd Weldon LILES, groom and Reba Christine LONG, bride, . ⁴ Officiator was J. W. Liles, Minister
Recorded in Book ML Volume 40, page 328 on 8 Sep 1943