Joseph E. Stiles, Jr., 90, passed away June 22, 2006, at Holzer Senior Care where he had lived since 1999. He was born in Naperville, Illinois on January 20, 1916, to Joseph E. Stiles, Sr. and Martha Hendricks Stiles.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Joan Power Stiles, whom he married on December 15, 1942, his parents, his loving stepmother, Ethel; a brother, Harlan A. Stiles; and a grandson, Eric M. Roderick.
After graduating from Marshall University in 1939, Joe worked as a medical technologist, first for Charity Hospital in New Orleans and then at Holzer Hospital and the Gallipolis Clinic. During WWII Joe served in the U.S. Coast Guard Auxiliary in the Coastal Picket Patrol and helped organize the Blood Bank at Charity. He was a charter member of the Gallipolis Junior Chamber of Commerce and the Holy Name Society of St. Anselm's parish in Dearborn Heights, Michigan. He was among the founders of the Knights of Columbus chapter at St. Louis parish in Gallipolis where he served as grand knight and has maintained his lifetime membership as a fourth degree knight. Joe has been president of the Gallia County Senior Citizens and a member of their board.
Joe is survived by his sister, Helen S. Hayslip of Proctorville, OH; his children, Martha (Richard C., Jr.) Roderick of Gallipolis, Joseph E. (Wendy) Stiles, III, of Virginia Beach, VA, and John P. (Christine) Stiles of Centennial, CO; and his nephew, William A. (Gloria) Hayslip of Ashland, KY. Surviving grandchildren include Greg (Cathy) Roderick, Amy (Thomas) Yunger, Claire L. Roderick, and Stephen D. Roderick, Erin (John) Sutton, Todd (Jamie) Stiles, Abigail Stiles, Emily (Troy) Jepsen, and Jeremy (Christy) Stiles. His great-grandchildren are Anna Roderick; Alexandra Cole; and Austyn Yunger, and Lauren and Catherine Sutton.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 26, 2006, at St. Louis Catholic Church with Monsignor William Myers officiating and the burial at St. Louis Catholic Cemetery on Route 141 under the direction of McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio. In lieu of flowers the family requests that donations be made to the Christopher Reeve Foundation, 636 Morris Turnpike, Suite 3A, Short Hills, NJ 07078, (800) 225-0292, or American Lung Association of Ohio, 1950 Arlingate Lane, Columbus, OH 43228-4102, (614) 279-1700. Condolences can be emailed to www.timeformemory.com/mm.
