More detail on this person: SAVANNAH -
Frederick Russell Viles, 71, died Thursday, April
21, 2016 at Memorial University Medical Center. He
was born in Waltham, Massachusetts, son of
Frederick R. and Shirley Hopf Viles. He graduated
from high school in Waltham and later attended
Syracuse University for three years. Mr. Viles
enter the United States Army serving during the
Vietnam War. He later attended Georgia State
University receiving a bachelor's degree. Mr.
Viles was the owner of the Comic Box in Savannah.
He was an avid golfer and above all loved his
family and his Lord. Other than his parents, he
was preceded in death by his brother, Russell
Viles. Surviving are his wife of 47 years, Cheryl
Fillmore Viles of Savannah; son and
daughter-in-law, Nathan and Sharon Viles of
Savannah; two grandchildren, Seamus and
Madeline Viles of Savannah and seven nephews.
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m.,
Monday, April 25, 2016 in the Hodgson Chapel of
Fox & Weeks Funeral Directors. Interment will
follow in Forest Lawn Memory Gardens.
Remembrances may be made to the
Cardio-Vascular Fund in the Memorial Health
Foundation, P.O. Box 23089, Savannah, GA 31403.
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Published in Savannah Morning News on Apr. 23,
2016
Burial information: Forest Lawn Memory Gardens
This information was last updated 12/07/2016
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