Thursday, May 13

Josephine Van Scoyk Briles Dies


Josephine Briles passed away peacefully on May 6, 2021 at St. Lukes Hospital, Kansas City, Missouri. Visitation will be held at the Jones Funeral Home, Burlington, Kansas from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m., May
18, 2021, followed by a graveside service at the Crandall, Kansas Cemetery at 11:30 a.m. 

Mrs. Briles was born on February 10, 1932 in LeRoy, Kansas to Vivian (Hunt) and Lewis Guy Van Scoyk. On June 18, 1950, Josephine married John F. Briles at the Crandall United Brethren Church.

Josephine was preceded in death by her parents, Guy Van Scoyk, Vivian and Bob Helmer; husband, Rev. John F. Briles Sr.; grandson, Matthew Briles. 

She is survived by her children, John F. Briles Jr., Noah (Fonda) Briles, JoAnn Briles-Klein, and Lois (Mike Peters) Briles; grandchildren, Laura (Dan Luckey) Klein, Jonathan (Melissa) Briles, and one great- granddaughter, Arya. She is also survived by her only brother, Robert (Alida) Helmer; sisters-in-law, Mildred Briles and Virginia Mitchell. 

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