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Williard "Bill" Miles

January 18, 1939 ~ April 21, 2014 (age 75) 75 Years Old

Williard Miles Obituary

Williard M. “Bill” Miles       Beloved Father, Brother and Friend
Olean- Williard M. “Bill” Miles, 75, of Goodrich Ave., passed away Monday (April 21st, 2014) at the Olean General Hospital following a brief illness.
Born January 18th, 1939 in Olean he was a son of Herman Miles and Thelma Ellis Miles Hakes Kriner.
Bill was a graduate of Richburg (NY) Central School and had resided in Cuba, Hinsdale and Olean.  
Mr. Miles had been employed by Fibercel Inc. in Portville and later retired from the Hysol Co. in Olean.
Bill was a member and past governor of the Loyal Order of the Moose #119 of Olean.  He enjoyed golf, playing cards, socializing and listening to country music and doing karaoke.  
Surviving are 4 sons, William Otto, Gregory Miles, Thomas (Carrie) Miles of Olean and Michael (Heidi) Miles of Delevan; a daughter, Debbie (Tim) Miller of Delevan; several grandchildren; a step-brother, Paul (Sue) Kriner of Eldred; a sister-in-law, Jean Hakes of Eldred; 4 half-sisters, Madeline Stuck Dean of Belmont, Marjorie Horton of Hornell, Gail (Dan Wolf) Kriner of Monticello, Kentucky, and Dawn (Gary) Worrell of Cheswick, Pa; two step sisters, Mary Ann Kriner (Rex)  Stalkner of West Virginia and Betty Sue Kriner (Tom) Bean of Shinglehouse.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Karl Hakes in 2012, and a step-brother, Carl Kriner in 2011.
A memorial service will be held at a later date to be announced.  Burial will be in Lamphier Cemetery, Eldred.
Flowers will be gratefully declined.  
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