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Submitted: 11/9/20 • Approved: 11/9/20 • Last Updated: 11/12/20 • R364981-G364979-S3
Royal F.
1913-2006
Polly Orr
1913-2013
*Photo/Information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary for Royal
STINNETT - Royal F. Stiles, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 29, 2006, in Spearman.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday in Brown Funeral Directors Chapel of the Fountains with Brant Davis officiating. Burial will be in Stinnett Cemetery.
Mr. Stiles was born Oct. 7, 1913, in Kansas to Authur and Anna Stiles. He married Vera "Polly" White Orr on Oct. 31, 1975, in Stinnett.
Survivors include his wife; a son, Ben A. Stiles of Laguna Niguel, Calif.; a stepdaughter, Nita Holcomb of Borger; two stepsons, Voyn Orr of Stinnett and Vance Orr of Stinnett; a brother, Jack Stiles of Truth or Consequences, N.M.; seven grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Amarillo Globe-News, Nov. 1, 2006
*Obituary for Polly
Borger – Polly Orr Stiles, 99, went to be with her Lord June 14, 2013 in Amarillo.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday at Riverview Baptist Church with Pastor Mike Kelly, Masterson Camp and Preacher Jimmy Gillmore, Pastor officiating. Interment will follow at Stinnett Cemetery under the direction of Minton Chatwell Funeral Directors of Borger.
Polly was born to John Martin White and Schotia Barker White on September 30, 1913 in Fannin County, Texas. She has lived in this area since 1940 and was a member of the 1st Baptist Church of Stinnett where she was active in the Dorcas Sunday School Class.
Mrs. Stiles was preceded in death by her 1st husband Vancil Orr and her 2nd husband Royal Stiles, 2 Brothers and 2 Sisters.
She is survived by her two sons Vance Orr of Stinnett and Voyn Orr and wife Gail of Stinnett, her daughter Nita Holcomb of Borger, her stepson Ben Stiles of Desert Palm, CA, 7 Grandchildren, 13 Great-Grandchildren, 5 Great-Great-Grandchildren and her first Great-Great-Great Grandchild will be born June 30, 2013.
Memorials may be made to your favorite charity in memory of Polly.
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(Published in Amarillo Globe-News, June 16, 2013)
Contributed on 11/9/20 by neldapat
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