{"id":68499,"date":"2024-07-05T12:01:50","date_gmt":"2024-07-05T16:01:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontheridgemagazine.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/in-loving-memory-of-john-edward-giles\/"},"modified":"2024-07-05T12:13:31","modified_gmt":"2024-07-05T16:13:31","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-john-edward-giles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/05\/in-loving-memory-of-john-edward-giles\/","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of John Edward Giles"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Obituary of John Edward Giles<\/h1>\n\n\n\n

Mr. John Edward Giles, age 76, a resident of Auburndale, Florida passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Giles was born October 28, 1947 in Lakeland, Florida to Ralph Willet and Madeline (Prater) Giles. He was a lifetime Polk County resident, graduated from Lakeland High School and was a United States Army Veteran serving in Vietnam as an MP. John continued his education at the University of Georgia with a Bachelor\u2019s of Science in Agriculture. He received the Nursery Grower of the Year award in 1980-1981. John raced & drove late model stock cars both at Lakeland and Auburndale speedways, also raced motorcycles all over Florida at different flat\/dirt tracks. He enjoyed football, NASCAR and spending time with his family. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother \u2013 Robert \u201cBobby\u201d Lonnie Giles. John is survived by his loving & devoted family, son \u2013 Mark (Angela) Giles of Clermont, Florida; 2 daughters \u2013 Jennifer Giles (Mike \u201cFrog\u201d) Johnson and Amanda Giles (Chris) Register both of Auburndale, Florida; sister \u2013 Nancy Lee of ; 4 grandchildren \u2013 Justin, Karley (Sidney), Hunter & Raegan and 1 great grandchild \u2013 River. Funeral services will be 11am Tuesday, January 2nd<\/sup> at Kersey Funeral Home with visitation beginning 10am at the funeral home. Interment will follow with Military Honors at Auburndale Memorial Park.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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In Loving Memory of John Edward Giles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Visitation<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

10:00 am – 11:00 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, January 2, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kersey Funeral Home <\/p>\n\n\n\n

108 Lake Stella Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburndale, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

863-967-1167<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Funeral Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

11:00 am<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tuesday, January 2, 2024<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kersey Funeral Home <\/p>\n\n\n\n

108 Lake Stella Drive<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburndale, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

863-967-1167<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interment With Military Honors<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Auburndale Memorial Park<\/p>\n\n\n\n

1889 West Derby Avenue<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Auburndale, Florida<\/p>\n\n\n\n

863-965-5514<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Obituary of John Edward Giles Mr. John Edward Giles, age 76, a resident of Auburndale, Florida passed away Thursday, December 28, 2023 at his home surrounded by family. Mr. Giles was born October 28, 1947 in Lakeland, Florida to Ralph Willet and Madeline (Prater) Giles. He was a lifetime Polk County resident, graduated from Lakeland […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":70618,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-68499","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-fast-factual-free"},"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.winterhavendaily.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/WinterHavenDaily-Trans-1.png?fit=400%2C240&ssl=1","aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t