James William “Bill” Lyles Sr. (1920-1954)

James William “Bill” Lyles Sr.

Birth

7 Dec 1920

Burning Bush, Catoosa County, Georgia, USA

Death

30 Jun 1954 (aged 33)

Clanton, Chilton County, Alabama, USA

Burial

Memorial Park Cemetery

Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Show Map

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Singer. Original bass singer for the Blackwood Brothers Gospel Quartet, he was killed in a plane crash along with fellow quartet member R.W. Blackwood.

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Parents

William M Lyles

1886–1949
Cora L Broome Lyles

1884–1971

Spouse

Ruth Elaine Charlesworth Jeffers

1921–2001 (m. 1941)

Siblings

Nettie Lee Lyles Mason

1909–1998
Roy Allen Lyles

1912–1998
Fannie Ruth Lyles Carson

1914–2005
Dorothy Margaret Lyles Beene

1917–1983
Sgt Charles Martin Lyles

1923–1973
Mary Lou Lyles Garner

1925–1992

Children

Curtis Wade "Curt" Lyles

1952–2024

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James William “Bill” Lyles Sr.

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William M Lyles

Cora L Broome Lyles

Ruth Elaine Charlesworth Jeffers

Nettie Lee Lyles Mason

Roy Allen Lyles

Fannie Ruth Lyles Carson

Dorothy Margaret Lyles Beene

Sgt Charles Martin Lyles

Mary Lou Lyles Garner

Curtis Wade "Curt" Lyles

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