Jean Wiley
Myra Jean Wiley, 85, of Troy went home to be with the Lord 3:15 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. Jean passed away peacefully at home surrounded by her family.
Jean was a devoted wife, mother and proud grandmother and great-grandmother. She loved the Lord and served many years as a Sunday School teacher at her home church of Troy First Baptist Church along with leading her family to know and love the Lord.
Mrs. Wiley was born March 18, 1938, in Obion County, daughter of the late Loraine (Roberson) Graves and Alton Graves. She had been employed as a bookkeeper at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Union City.
Jean is survived by her husband of 54 years, Daniel Wiley of Troy; one son and two daughters, Donna Marshall, Gary Rudd (Bethany Walker) and Sheila Alford, all of Troy; five grandchildren, Ethan Rudd (Audrea), Austin Rudd (Juliane), Andrew Marshall and Ashleigh Cooper (Noah), all of Troy, and Robby Alford (Rachel) of McLemoresville; five great-grandchildren, Oakleigh Rudd, Woodson Rudd, Emma Rudd and Remi Cooper, all of Troy, and Ranger Alford of McLemoresville.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, J.W. Graves and Harold Graves; one daughter-in-law, Vickie Rudd; and one son-in-law, Herb Marshall.
Funeral services were conducted 1 p.m. Tuesday in the chapel of Edmaiston Mosley Funeral Home. Brother Tony Jones officiated. Burial followed in Campground Cemetery near Troy.
Visitation was held at the funeral home from 11 a.m. until the hour of services Tuesday.
Pallbearers were Ethan Rudd, Austin Rudd, Robby Alford, Andrew Marshall, Noah Cooper and John Davis.
To leave messages of condolence for the family, visit the funeral home website at www.emfuneralhome.com.
Published in The Messenger/9.13.23