Bruce O. Briles Dies

 

Bruce O. Briles Jr., 67, of Anderson, passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis.  

Services will be held at 1:00 pm on Saturday, February 5, 2022 at Randall & Roberts Funeral Center, 1685 Westfield Road in Noblesville, with Pastor Robert Watson officiating.  Visitation will be from 11:00 am to the time of service at the funeral home.  Burial will be at Summit Lawn Cemetery in Westfield.

He was born on September 23, 1954 to Bruce, Sr. and Lena Mae (Bailey) Briles in Tucson, Arizona. 

He is survived by his partner of 12 years, Renay Edwards. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Luther Eugene Pierce

Mr. Luther Eugene Pierce, 88, of  Denton passed away on Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at his residence.

A graveside service will be held 3:00 PM on Thursday, Jan. 27 at Summerville Baptist Church Cemetery conducted Rev. Jeremy Pierce.

Mr. Pierce was born in Randolph County on October 8, 1933 to Lewis Pierce and Rosa Mae Trotter Pierce. In addition to his parents he was also preceded in death by his wife, Betty Jean Daniel Pierce; brothers, David, Thomas, and Rufus Pierce; sister, Louella Newsome; and a granddaughter, Annette Walker.

He is survived by son, Ricky Pierce of Asheboro; daughter, Barbara Hunt of Denton; sister, Marsha Surratt of Denton; 5 grandchildren and 6 great-grandchildren.

Briggs Funeral Home is serving the Pierce family.

Five generations back to Mary Briles Pearce

Martin Lee Briles

Martin Lee Briles, age 65, of Eagle Point, Oregon passed away on Friday, January 21, 2022. Martin was born December 15, 1956, in Portsmouth, VA the son of the late Owen E. Briles Jr. and Aiko Sasukura Briles.

He leaves behind his mother, two sisters, Helen Cook and Judy McCulloch, a daughter, Katina Honda (Kevin), two greatly loved grandchildren Nyah and Zentaro, two nephews, and two nieces. He was preceded in death by his father, Owen.

Per his wishes, there will be no service. A private interment will take place at Hillcrest Memorial Park at a later date.

New Image Map for Briles Buried in the United States

 The BIN has been busy! We have created a new, interactive image map for Briles buried in the United States according to Find A Grave. Click on this link OR the map to see the new map in action! 

Delores M. Ovsak Briles

Delores M. Briles, age 94, of Hudson, WI, passed away on January 15, 2022 at Christian Community Home in Hudson.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 1500 Vine St., Hudson with a visitation held one hour prior to the Mass at church. Interment at St. Bridget Catholic Cemetery in River Falls, WI.

Born on January 25, 1927 in River Falls, WI to Michael and Cecelia (Yanish) Ovsak. Preceded in death by her husband, Ralph Briles, who she married on October 10, 1950. Also her siblings, Leona, Lawrence, LaVerne, Delphine, and Viola.

She is survived by her twin daughters, Doris (Jim) Stehr and Donna (Tab) Offner; grandchildren: Alex and Angie Stehr, and Jennifer and Kelly Offner; sister, Rosemary Ocel; and many nieces and nephews.

Services entrusted to the O’Connell Family Funeral Home of Hudson, WI

Find A Grave Policy Change...for the Good?

Find A Grave has implemented a major policy change effective immediately regarding posting of memorials for the “recently deceased.” "Recently Deceased" is defined as anyone who has died within the past year. Find a Grave is owned by Ancestry and although a valuable tool in genealogy research it has some major flaws...more on this below. This change is an effort to give the families control the death reports and memorials for their own loved ones. 

Yes people love adding recently deceased people to Find A Grave whether they are a family member or not and this policy change doesn't fix this issue. It does however ask the contributor whether he or she is closely related to the deceased i.e. first cousin or closer. The problem with this, the relationship between the deceased and contributor can be made private. Anyone can claim to be a "cousin", right?

If someone passes, should the family post the memorial or a total stranger? From the site, “If the member adding this memorial is not related within our updated transfer guidelines, to be sensitive to family members, the memorial displays with limited information to others on the site for the first three months after the death date. After three months from the death date, the view of the memorial is no longer limited. The memorial will show as others do except that for up to a year from the death date, the option for a close relative to ‘Manage’ the memorial will show on the memorial.” Continuing, “During those first three months after the death date (when the memorial displays with a limited view), we have added a simple way for close relatives to request to manage the memorial. A close relative can click the ‘Manage’ button, add their relationship, and become the manager for a new memorial for that person."1

Most genealogist agree the new change is a start, but doesn't go far enough as "grave trolls" will still be driven to to create memorials in order to drive up their number of memorials created. Here at the BIN, we have stopped creating memorials on Find A Grave unless we have a direct lineage to the deceased, i.e. within 2-3 generations. Our problem with Find A Grave are memorials with erroneous information, duplicates, incorrect relationships with others in the directory, and the BIGGEST issue for us, a deceased listed in the wrong cemetery! Trying to correct these discrepancies is a daunting task and some contributors absolutely refuse to admit to their mistakes and correct the info, even after being provided with proof.

In closing, Find A Grave is a wonderful research tool, but remember to verify verify verify before sourcing. If you're a contributor to this network, be respectful to the family of the recently deceased. It's not about the numbers or how many records you manage.

1. Source: “Memorials for those who are recently deceased,” FindAGrave.com.

MSGT Ronald Lee "Top" Briles Dies

Ronald (Top) Lee Briles, Sr., MSGT, United States Marine Corps (Retired), 77, of Weems, Virginia passed away January 11, 2022.

Family will receive friends 3-5 p. m. Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at Currie Funeral Home, Kilmarnock, VA. Services will be held at Quantico National Cemetery at a later date.

Born February 9, 1944 in Des Moines, Iowa to the late Arthur D. Briles and Pauline Whisner Briles. Preceded in death by his brother, Roger D. Briles of IA.

He is survived by his wife, Ola Mae Smith Briles; sons, Ronald L. Briles, Jr. (Tracey) of SC; Jeremy Briles (Lindsey) of AZ; daughter, Lisa Briles of AZ; six grandchildren, Lindsay and Ronnie Briles of VA, Faith and Jazmyne Briles of AZ; Cameron and Dexter Wehrung of AZ; four great grandchildren, Brayden and Allison Briles of VA, Daniel Briles and Renner Woolery of AZ; two brothers, Robert Briles (Reaha) and Richard Briles (Mary Lou) of IA. He was known as Papa to all of his grandchildren and was loved by many nieces and nephews.

William R. Briles Dies

William R. Briles, 68, Marion, passed away at 4:42 pm on Monday, January 10, 2022, at St. Vincent Heart Center of Indianapolis. At William's request, there will be no public visitation or funeral service.

He was born in Fowlerton, Indiana, on Monday, May 11, 1953, to William and Marianne (Morris) Briles. On June 4, 1996, he married Mary Hogue, who survives. He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Karen Mullenix; and brother, Christopher Briles. 

William is survived by his wife, Mary; son, Travis (Courtney) Briles of Afton, TN; daughter, Maryann (Edward) Pace of Marion; grandsons, Jacob, Jayden, Grant, Porter, and one on the way; brother-in-law, Richard Mullenix; and sisters, Wanda (Mike) Daughtery, Jill (Mike) Gray, and Pamela Lighthall. 

Current Issue: Charles William Briles

The Briles Information Network is attempting to identify the lineage of Charles William Briles. Mr. Briles was born 3 Mar 1890 in Missouri and passed away 28 Mar 1957 in San Bernardino County, California. He was married to Edna Marjorie “Cindy” Pickenpack Briles (mother's maiden name is Hasse). Both are buried beside each other at Hillside Memorial Park in Redlands, San Bernardino County, California. Please contact the BIN at admin@briles.net, rtrent@ briles.net, on Facebook or Twitter.

Top Views on Facebook & Message Board for 2021

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Melissa Briles Gray, 300 Views

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Roberta Adell Briles Crawford Dies

Roberta Adell Briles Crawford passed away at Sunrise of Lenexa in Lenexa, Kansas on January 9, 2022.

 
Born June 20, 1930 in Buffalo, Kansas, she was the daughter of Edward Osmund and Pauline (Mentzer) Briles. Roberta has been cremated. The family will hold a private memorial service at a later date. 

Roberta was preceded in death by her husband in 2006, infant son, Duane Crawford in 1953 and her siblings.Roberta married Eugene David Crawford on June 9, 1951 in Emporia.

Roberta is survived by her three children: Marcia (Mike) Philbrick of Seneca, David (Kathy) Crawford of Blue Rapids, and Terry (Tina) Crawford of Shawnee; four grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Note: The Briles Information Network sends prayers and condolences to Marcia and her family. Marcia is a fellow genealogist and wonderful contributor to genealogy research! 

BIN Database Now on Family Search

The Briles Information Network database is now available on Family Search, genealogies section! Family Search is a wonderful site for research and you don't need an account to view the "genealogies" section of the site. Submitting your GEDCOM to "genealogies" obviously requires an account and other areas of Family Search you will need an account, but no worries it's all free! 

Some folks get confused regarding the layout of Family Search so we want to give a "readers digest" explanation of the site. Family Search is broken down into two sections, genealogies and Family Tree. "Genealogies" is a database of user submitted personal family trees, lineages and other histories. Some information in this area can be erroneous and often lack reliable sources so be careful and always verify information with other, verified sources. 

The other area for research, specifically, is Family Search Shared Tree. This section is brilliant because The FamilySearch shared tree uniquely strives to have just one public profile for every deceased person who has ever lived. To view this section of the site, you will need a free account.

The Briles Information Network highly recommends Family Search as a valuable research tool, but always verify verify verify before citing information for your database! 

Note: Family Search is A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints

Karen L. Mullenix (Briles)

Karen L. Mullenix, 74, Fowlerton, passed away at 4:27 pm on Monday, January 3, 2022, at Marion General Hospital in Marion.

The family will receive visitors from 10:00 am to 1:00 pm on Saturday, January 8, 2022, at New Hope Baptist Church, 800 E. S. C. St., Gas City, IN. Immediately following the time of visitation, a service to celebrate Karen's life will begin at 1:00 pm with Pastor Curtis Rhoadarmer officiating. Burial will take place at Marion National Cemetery.

She was born in Marion, Indiana, on Tuesday, November 4, 1947, to William and Marianne (Morris) Briles. On June 12, 1970, she married Richard H. Mullenix and he survives. She was preceded in death by her parents, and brother, Chris Briles.

Survivors include her husband, Richard H. Mullenix of Fowlerton; daughter, Lori Mullenix; son, Kelly (Jennifer) Mullenix; grandchildren, Derek (Samantha) Barksdale, Haley Mullenix, Kiler Mullenix, Zachary Spence, Summer Spence, Lilianna Mullenix; great-grandchildren, Jonathon and Adrienne; siblings, Pamela Lighthall of Merrit Island, FL, Wanda (Mike) Daugherty, Bill (Mary) Briles, Jill (Mike) Gray; along with numerous nieces and nephews.

Penny Annette Miller

Asheboro- Penny Annette Miller, 54, passed away Tuesday, January 4th, 2022. Born in Randolph County on July 10, 1967, she was the daughter of the late Vivian Elizabeth Miller.

Services will be announced at a later date. She was preceded in death by her mother, and sister, Cynthia Mae Cooper.

Penny is survived by her children, Stephanie Mae Reid and her husband Wesley and Angela Danielle Miller and her husband David Lopez; grandchildren, Brody Reid, Xander Reid, and Mac Reid; sister, Angela Miller Joyce, and brother, Randall Miller.

Five generations back to Frances Ellen "Fannie" Briles Miller

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from the Briles Information Network! We have reset the databases for 2022 and archived the main/landing page to prevent clutter. We maintain the previous month (DEC, 2021) events on the main page. 

The archived page runs from 2013-2021. All death notices can be viewed by visiting the message board.  Again, Happy New Year from the BIN.