Leila Pearl Miles Gaither Crosby

Submitted by Beth Love

Abilene Reporter News
Monday, November 23, 1953

Mrs. Crosby's Rites At Loraine Today

Loraine, Nov. 23
Funeral for Mrs. J. A. Crosby, 64, was to be held at 2:30 p.m. Monday at the Loraine First Methodist Church with the Rev. Bob Harris, pastor, officiating. The Rev. Leonard Hartley was to assist with burial in Loraine Cemetery under the direction of Cate-Spencer Funeral Home of Sweetwater.
Mrs. Crosby, resident of Loraine since 1906, died at 3:15 a.m. Sunday in the Johnson Hospital here. She had been in ill health for several months.
She was born Leila Pearl Miles on September 23, 1889 in Ellis County. She moved to Loraine with her parents in 1906. She was a member of the Methodist Church.
She was married September 23, 1906 to the late C. E. Gaither. Two daughters were born to this union. They are Mrs. Paul Stewart of Colorado City and Mrs. Allen Beaty of Loraine. Mr. Gaither died in 1928.
She was married to J. A. Crosby at Loraine March 31, 1932. Mr. Crosby died August 13, 1953.
Other survivors include five sisters, Mrs. Dale Upman of Oxnard, California, Mrs. M. D. Tidwell of Carrollton, Mrs. T. L. Blackman of Fort Worth, Mrs. Guy Hildebrand of Loraine and Miss. Lavaden Miles of Loraine; and four brothers, Howard Miles of Las Cruces, New Mexico, Cecil Miles of Colorado City, Herman Miles of Loraine and Ted Miles of Loraine.