Ellen Geneva Stiles

Ellen Geneva Stiles obituary, Whitesboro, TX

Ellen Geneva Stiles

Ellen Stiles Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Meador Funeral Home - Gainesville on Jul. 11, 2025.

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Meador Funeral Home – Gainesville
Visitation –
Monday, July 14, 2025 – 10:00am
Meador Funeral Home Chapel, 1204 E. California Street, Gainesville, Texas
Funeral Service –
Monday, July 14, 2025 – 11:00am
Meador Funeral Home Chapel
Interment
New Hope Cemetery, Mountain Springs, Texas
Ellen Geneva Stiles, 83, of Lake Dallas passed away on July 9, 2025 at Medical City in Denton. Funeral service will be held on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 11:00 AM at the Meador Funeral Home Chapel with a time of visitation starting at 10:00 AM. Burial will follow the service at New Hope Cemetery in Mountain Springs.
Geneva was born on October 2, 1941, in Edgewood, TX to Ellis and Ava Bogard. She worked as a bookkeeper for many years. She loved spending time with her daughters and grandchildren. Geneva also enjoyed going to the Whataburger with her sister Letha and visiting her many friends there. She was of the Baptist faith.
Geneva is survived by her daughters Sandra Evans and Wanda Louthan; sister Letha Harris and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
She is preceded in death by her parents Ellis and Ava Bogard; husband Johnny Stiles; daughter Shirley Rhodes; siblings Annette, Nealy and Patricia.
Her grandchildren will serve as pallbearers.

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