Mr. Dwight Eldon Wiles, 87, of Fernandina Beach, Fla., passed away Wednesday April 25, 2018 at Community Hospice & Palliative Care’s Warner Center for Caring in Fernandina Beach, Fla.
He was born on October 9, 1930 in Zanesville, Ohio to the late Dwight Andrew and Helen Grace (Edgar) Wiles. He grew up in Zanesville and graduated from Zanesville High School. He attended Ohio University for 3 years before enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1949. He married Marlene Robe in 1952 and together they lived on Navy bases all over the world. Mr. Wiles served honorably until his retirement as chief warrant officer in 1981 and they made Fernandina Beach their home. Together they enjoyed travelling and enjoying all that the island had to offer.
He leaves behind his sons, Robert B. Wiles of Brunswick, Ga., Barton D. (Ramona) Wiles of Fernandina Beach, and Brady A. (Regina) Wiles of Satsuma, Fla.; his only granddaughter, Nikcole Wiles of Satsuma; siblings, Helen Cooper of Zanesville, Jo Ann Baker of Chandlersville, Ohio and David A. Wiles of Springfield, Ohio.
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