The KY Standard - 11/10/2008

Vera Stiles Cecil, 65, Cox's Creek died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at Suburban Hospital, Louisville. She was born December 6, 1942 in Louisville and was a graduate of Bethlehem High School. She was a homemaker and a former employee of Valley Hill in Springfield. She was a member of St. Gregory Parish and the St. Gregory Altar Society.

She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, William E. "Bud" Cecil; and her parents, John "Jack" Breckinridge Stiles and Shirley Stark Stiles Gross. Survivors include three sons, Kris Cecil, Cox's Creek, Kevin Cecil, Bardstown and Kerry Cecil, Louisville; two daughters, Kim Wright, Fairburn, Ga., and Kelley Cecil, Lexington; four grandchildren and one stepgrandson; three brothers, Billom Stiles, Georgia, Johnny Stiles, Owensboro, and Kenny Stiles, Kansas City, Mo.; and a sister, Jackie Peake, Bardstown; several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian burial is 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Gregory Church with burial in St. Gregory Cemetery. The Rev John Schwartzlose will officiate. Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Tuesday at Mann and Greenwell Funeral Home with a prayer service at 7 p.m. by Deacon Joe Livers. Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the family in memory of Vera Stiles Cecil. Mann and Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.