Riley R. Boyles died at his home near Mizpah early Saturday morning after a lingering illness. The deceased was nearly 80 years of age and had been in declining health for some time.
Mr. Boyles was one of the Confederate veterans of Stokes, being one of seven brothers who fought on the battle-fields of 1861-1865, five of them losing their lives in the conflict. Mr. Boyles is survived by his wife, Mrs. Mary C. Boyles, eight sons, J.A., S.J., D.R., W.W., T.S., S. F. Boyles of Winston-Salem, W.E. Boyles of Advance; C.O. of King; one daughter, Miss Lula Boyles of Mizpah; one brother, Wade H. Boyles of King; 31 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted Sunday afternoon from Quaker Gap Baptist church. A large crowd of relatives and friends were present to do final honor to the memory of the deceased. The service was conducted by Rev. G.T. Lumpkin, Rev. T.C. Keaton and Dr. H.A. Brown. The latter was a comrade of Mr. Boyles during the Civil War. The pallbearers were Wallace Webster, Allen Bennett, Peter Johnson, Harvey Johnson, Preston Ferguson, Ben Henly, Julius Bennett and Pink Bennett. The flower bearers were grandchildren of the deceased.
From the front page of the Danbury Reporter, Wednesday, May 12, 1926
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