of Jonesboro, AR

May 28, 1941 - March 4, 2023

Jerry D. Wiles, 81, of Jonesboro passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 4, 2023. He was born in Bono, AR to Marvin and Donna (Pearce) Wiles on May 28, 1941, the youngest of four children.

Jerry grew up in Bono and Jonesboro. He graduated from Jonesboro High School in 1959 and attended Arkansas State University where he worked at the campus radio station. In the early 1960's he moved to California where he met and married the mother of his two children. Jerry worked as a mechanic and parts salesman for large fleet vehicles and was lured away from Southern California to live and work in Guam and Hawaii, where he traded auto mechanics for selling golf course maintenance equipment which allowed him to hone his golf game. Eventually he went back to school and completed his A.A. degree in computers.

Jerry enjoyed travel and seeing new places. In 2005 he joined his daughter, Deb, on a working holiday in the Scottish Highlands. Jerry was very proud of his kids and always encouraged them to pursue their interests. The purchase of a vintage pinball machine helped pique an interest in Jeff, who still restores pinball machines and antique radios.

After retirement, Jerry returned to Jonesboro, where he was an active member of Crowley's Ridge Cruisers Car Club, regularly went to senior dances, played golf, bean bag baseball and worked on restoring his classic cars. He was a friend to everyone he met and was always ready to lend a hand to anyone in need. He attended Herman Baptist Church and was active in local senior clubs with his special friend, Jeannette Phipps.

Jerry is preceded in death by his parents; brother, Cecil Duane Wiles and sisters, Marilyn Gail Wiles and Jeanne Wiles Akren.

He is survived by son, Jeff Wiles of Jonesboro; favorite daughter, Deb Wiles of Orange, TX; grandson, Trystan Wiles of Fresno, CA; nieces and nephews, Rick (Diane) Tribble, Rhonda Jenkins, Mark Wiles, Ken Wiles and Angela (Jeff) Quigley. He was considered a second father by Jeff and Deb's stepsister, Vicki Allen (Dan) Westburg.

Funeral services will be at 2pm on Wednesday, March 8, 2023 at Roller-Farmer Funeral Home with Pastor Randy Stimach officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Ridge Cemetery, Bono.

Visitation will be from 1pm until time of service.

The family wishes that memorial contributions be made to the Crowley's Ridge Cruisers Car Club, 502 CR 702, Jonesboro, AR 72405.

Obituary Provided By:
Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home
1900 West Washington Ave.
Jonesboro, AR  72401
www.rollerfuneralhomes.com