Thomas Lewis Miles

Thomas Miles BLUE GRASS, Iowa - Thomas Lewis Miles, 60, Blue Grass, died Monday, Jan. 30, 2006, at Genesis Medical Center - West Campus, Davenport. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 4, Christian Center Church, 2103 W. Third St., Davenport. His body will be cremated. Private burial will be at a later date at Montpelier Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior services Saturday, Feb. 4, 2006, at the church. Memorials may be made to the family. Mr. Miles was born July 15, 1945, in Randolph County, Ala., the son of Eldon and Macie Rich Miles. He married Eleanor Ellison Strong on April 1, 1999. He was last employed as a parking attendant at the Wells Fargo Building for five years. He was a member and usher at Christian Center Church, Davenport. Survivors include his wife, Eleanor "Toots" Miles of Montpelier; a son, Thomas Dwayne Miles of Alabama; a daughter, Daffney Drazzell and husband, Steve, of Georgia; stepdaughters, Rita Almanza and husband, Jesse, of California and Karol Blackston and husband, Johnny, of Colorado; stepsons, Max Pittman and wife, Jill, of Davenport, JR Prichard and wife, Darla, of Colorado, Jason Strong and wife, Tonya, of ...[more]

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e Grass, Noah Strong and wife, Mindy, of Montpelier and Maurice Strong and wife, Eugenia, of Blue Grass; 32 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; sisters, Sarah Gooden and husband, Bobby, and Francis Weathers, all of Alabama; a brother, Bobby Miles of Alabama; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers and two sisters.