Donald Dean Miles, 81, of 230 Cedar Lane, Minonk, died
at 9:40 a.m. Sunday (Aug. 14, 2005) at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht
Medical Center, Pontiac.

His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday at St. Paul's United
Church of Christ, Minonk. The Rev. Daniel Gansch-Boythe and the Rev.
Pamela Gansch-Boythe will officiate. Burial will be in Minonk Twp.
Cemetery. Visitation will be today from 5 to 8 p.m. at Ruestman-Harris
Funeral Home, Minonk, and for one hour prior to the service Wednesday
at his church.

Dean was born in Promise City, Iowa on Aug. 8, 1924, a daughter of John
and Vera Kight Miles. He married Carmen L. Bachman on Sept. 19, 1948,
at St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk. She survives.

Other survivors include two daughters, Nancy (Tim) Manning and Peggy
Miles, both of Minonk; three sons, Larry (Mary) Miles, Minonk; Donald
Miles, Charleston, S.C.; and James (Lois) Miles, Bloomington; one
sister, Verna (Ernest) Gerdes, Benson; one brother, Kenneth (Vicki)
Miles, Tempe, Ariz.; seven grandchildren, eight great-grandsons; four
stepgrandchildren; and 11 step-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.

Dean was a member of St. Paul's United Church of Christ, Minonk. He
served with the Merchant Marines during WWII. He was a lifetime farmer
in the Minonk area and was a Pekin Insurance agent for over 35 years.
Dean truly enjoyed going to auctions and collecting Minonk memorabilia.

Memorial contributions may be directed to St. Paul's United Church of
Christ, Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or American Cancer
Society.