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1935
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2017
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Mary Jiles Obituary
She was born in Hope, Arkansas to the late Anthony Dixon, Sr. and Florence Stuart.
Home Going Celebration Services are scheduled for Saturday, December 2, 2017, at 11:00 a.m. at Pentecostal Temple Church of God in Christ, 323 Oak Drive, Amarillo, Texas, Superintendent Elijah B. Demerson, Pastor. Public Visitation is scheduled today from 12:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the Warford-Walker Rose Chapel, 509 N. Hughes Street, Amarillo, Texas. Interment will be in Quanah Memorial Park Cemetery, Quanah, Texas. Arrangements are entrusted to Warford-Walker Mortuary.
Ms. Dixon married Elmo Jiles, Sr. and they moved to Quanah, Texas. Thirteen children were born to this union. In 1977, they moved to Amarillo, Texas. She was employed with Stanley and Wendy Marsh for more than 20 years until she retired in 2005.
She was preceded in death by her parents, five children, two brothers and one sister.
Ms. Jiles leaves to cherish her memories, a son, Elmo (Travina) Jiles, Jr., of Quanah, Texas, seven daughters, Etta (Robert) Brown of Lawton, Oklahoma, Florence (Ronnie) Williams of Quanah, Texas, Alma (Derek) Lowery, Di-Ann (Edward) Johnson, Rose Jiles, Belinda Jiles, LaTunya (Howard) Ford all of Amarillo, Texas, four sisters, Rosie Harris of Prescott Arkansas, Gladys Hamilton and Linda Sue Dixon of Texarkana, Arkansas, Mattie Dixon of Shreveport Louisiana, one brother, Anthony Dixon, Jr. of Texarkana, Arkansas, 14 grandchildren, 34 great grandchildren, one great-great grandchild and a host of relatives and friends.
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Catina Coppage
December 2, 2017
R.P.I.H YOU WILL BE MISSED.
Ronnie Bryant
December 2, 2017
My deepest thoughts to all that family I know she really very sweet lady she was in the same rehab with my mother Christine Hall our gratitude to go a my deepest thoughts to all that family I know she really very sweet lady she was in the same rehab with my mother Christine Hall I had pleasure to sit and visit with her and her daughters they're all very sweet people God bless
Joy Cobbins and Family
December 2, 2017
My interpretation of II Corinthians 5:8 is, "To be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord". I believe that this is true of Sis. Jiles as she was indeed a Godly woman. To the Dixon-Jiles family, no matter what it feels like, God is yet faithful! Our prayers and love are with you all.
Janet Friedman
November 30, 2017
Aunt Mae I will truly miss you..you were the sweetest aunt on the universe & I appreciate everything you ever done for me & all the good talks you gave me about God & everything else..you will never be forgotten..you was loved by so many..get your rest now & fly high with the angels..give the rest of the family plenty hugs..love you aunt Mae
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