John Harvey Wiles, 66, of Pomeroy

A memorial service celebrating the life of John Harvey Wiles, 66, of Pomeroy, will be held on Friday May 31, 2019 at 3 p.m. at Anderson McDaniel Funeral Home 590 East Main Street Pomeroy, Ohio. The Veterans of Foreign Wars will conduct military honors at the funeral home prior to the memorial service.

John passed away unexpectedly on Friday May 24, 2019 at his home in Pomeroy. He was born on June 4, 1952 in Pomeroy to the late Orval and Betty (Pierce) Wiles.

He is survived by his daughter, Palma (Wiles) Ashcraft and son-in-law Nathan Ashcraft; granddaughters, Lauren Kollar and Megan Kollar; brother Larry (Ann) Wiles; sister Anna (Craig) (Wiles) Darst; niece’s, Sarah (Paul) (Wiles) Hoover, Rebecca Wiles, Lisa (Craig) (Wiles) Knight; nephew, Cooper Darst.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his beloved brother, James (Jimmy) Wiles.

John served in the United States Navy. He was a retired carpenter. He was a lifelong member of The American Legion in Pomeroy.