NATHANIEL WILEY Obituary

NATHANIEL WILEY
"Nate"
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Formerly of Gary, Indiana

Nathaniel Wiley was born in Ozan, AK on May 17, 1929 to the late Ora Lee Wright and Bill Ellis Wiley. Nathaniel was a graduate of Emerson High School and entered the Army Air Force serving his country at the young age of 17 years old as an M-1 Rifle Sharpshooter and received an honorable discharge August 8, 1948. Nathaniel had several jobs before he left Gary, IN. He worked for the White Cab Co. and Simmons Mattress Co. Uncle Nay as he was fondly called by his nieces nad nephews was everything and beyond that an uncle could have possibly been. Nathaniel was a vicarious reader and as articulate as a college english professor. He enjoyed writing poems and telling stories and jokes to his nieces and nephews. He was also an avid bike rider. Nathaniel was preceded in death by his mother, Ora Lee Wright and father, Bill Wiley; 2 sisters, Barbara Jean Robinson and Dorothy Mae Wiley; 1 brother, Alfred Roland Wiley; 1 son, Andre Ellis Wiley. He is survived by 4 nieces, LaDonna Wiley, Fedosa (Clay) Robinson, Evangelist Nayonna Parker, all of Gary, IN and Zarita Guess of San Antonio, TX; 3 nephews, Michael Wiley of Minneapolis, MN, Donzell (Rochelle) Robinson of Lake Station, IN and Alfred (Tasha) Wiley of Gary, IN; half sister, Cecilia Doodley of Gary, IN and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends. Uncle Nay was caring and had a positive attitude. He was a great uncle, friend and teacher. His strong perseverance and focus exemplified all he stood for. Our family would like to take this time to say, "We love you and you will be deeply missed." Memorial Services will be held Saturday, October 31, 2009 1 p.m. at Agape Tabernacle Church, 1500 E. 49th Ave., Gary, IN. Pastor Morris Stokes, Jr. and Evangelist Nayonna Parker officiating services. Cards and condolences can be mailed to the church. Professional service rendered by Spielman Mortuary of St. Paul, MN.

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Published by Post-Tribune from Oct. 25 to Oct. 28, 2009.

Memories and Condolences
for NATHANIEL WILEY

5 Entries

EVANGELIST PARKER

November 5, 2009

TO GOD BE THE GLORY!!!

THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR LOVE, PRAYERS AND PHONE CALLS.

I MISS MY UNCLE VERY MUCH. IT'S HARD TO THINK OF MY UNCLE IOT BEING JUST A PHONE CALL AWAY!

I THANK GOD FOR THE YEARS HE ALLOWED HIM TO BE IN MY LIFE.
HE TAUGHT ME MANY THINGS, AND ONE WAS TO BE AL LADY AT ALL TIMES! HE SAID CERTAIN THINGS A LADY JUST DONT DO!
HE CALLED ME TROLL, AND I CALLED HIM DORK!

I CAN HEAR HIS LAUGH, AND FEEL HIS LOVE. I CAN REMEMBER THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO THE BEACH, HE TOOK ME. THE FIRST TIME I WENT TO GLEASON PARK, HE TOOK ME, THE FIRST TIME I STARED DRIVING, HE TAUGHT ME!
WHAT I HAVE THAT CANT NOT BE TAKEN IS HIS LOVE! I'LL SEE HIM AGAIN. ST. JOHN 14.

THANK YOU MY FRIENDS AND FAMILY. IN HIS WORDS...WHO DAT, WHO DAT SAY WHO DAT, EVERY TIME I SAY WHO DAT.

Sheila (Fluky) Bailey

October 26, 2009

My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going. I do not see the road ahead of of me. I cannot know for certain where it will end. Nor do I really know myself, and the fact that I think I am following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so. But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you. And I hope I have that desire in all that I am doing. I hope that I will never do anything apart from that desire. And I know that if I do this you will lead me by the right road, though I may know nothing about it. Therefore I will trust you always though I may seem to be lost and in the shadow of death. I will not fear, for you are ever with me, and you will never leave me to face my perils alone. Nathaniel (Dad) I will miss you very much and know that you are with the angels watching over me. And I hope to find the poem called ( If), because it was the first poem you ever recited to me. And you always told me to learn a new word a day since I was 14 years old. I love you, DAD.

Pastor Alyone Priest

October 26, 2009

I can remember as a little child Uncle Nay would always bring me peppermint sticks the big ones. He was always kind to me and my grandmother and he protected us and provided for us when times were hard. As a little child I could feel his love for us as we went about day to day. He would tell us children to do good in school so we could grow up to be like him. I thank God for Uncle Nay and the amonut of time God gave him to us, as the word of God declares, to be absent from the body is to be present with the Lord.

To my mother, aunts and uncles for new life to appear a little rain must fall and then after that the sun will shine again.

Adrienne Jamison

October 26, 2009

Nayonna and Family,

My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.

Vanessa Cole

October 25, 2009

Nayonna,Donna,Rita,Donzell and the Wright and Wiley family.May God bless and keep the family in his loving arms in your time of need.Stay close.God loves you,ll and so do I.Vanessa Cole(Joeys Aunt)

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