Da
niel Wayne Liles SLATON-Wayne Liles, 96, of Slaton, passed away Monday, Oct. 3, 2016. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 6, 2016, at First Baptist Church with Dr. Cleve Kerby officiating. Graveside services will follow in Englewood Cemetery, under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. The family will have a visitation from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at Englunds. Wayne was born Aug. 27, 1920, in Vernon. He moved with his family to Slaton at the age of seven. He graduated Slaton High School in 1938. Wayne served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. Wayne married Larue Jefferson on Oct. 4, 1941, in Orange, Texas, and they moved to Slaton in 1946. Larue preceded him in death on April 14, 2008. Wayne operated Liles Sheet Metal Heating/Air Conditioning business. He was a salesman for Westway Supply and managed Kermit Lumber in Slaton, retiring in 1985. Wayne was a member of First Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon, Church Treasurer, and taught Sunday school until age 94. Wayne is survived by his daughter, Sue Dodson and husband, John Butch of Slaton; two grandchildren, Denise Shirley and husband, Tim and D’Ann Dodson; and two great-grandchildren, Sam and Sarah Shirley. Memorials may be made be to First Baptist Church, PO Box 378, or Slaton’s Meals on Wheels 230 W. Lynn, both of Slaton, TX 79364
