Penilipe Sue "Penny" Wiles, 74 of Van Wert, passed away at 9 p.m., Tuesday at Lima Memorial Hospital.

She was born on November 19, 1946, in Paulding County the daughter of the late Robert E. & Mary Elizabeth (Roberts) Pease. On December 8, 1973, she married Russell Nelson Wiles who also preceded her in death on March 28, 2020.

Family survivors include her step-children, Rosie Wiles of Maryland, Robert Wiles of Maryland, Charles H. (Gay) Wiles of Van Wert, Cathy Wiles of Virginia, Jackie Wiles of Kentucky, Reva Mayne of Dandridge, Tennessee; a granddaughter, Karla K. Wiles of Van Wert and including several other grandchildren.

Besides her parents and husband, Penny was preceded in the by three children, John Wiles, Vonsettia Wiles and Luda Wilson; a grandson, Jason Wiles; three sisters, Ada Adell Murray, Marcella Kay Wiles and Linda Hill; and two brothers, Dale E. Pease and Robert Leon Pease.

Penny was a member of the Pentecostal Bethlehem Tabernacle Church of Van Wert. She was a day care provider for 16 years then retired from Van Wert Manor as the activities assistant in 2009.

A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 11, 2021 at Pentecostal Bethlehem Tabernacle Church in Van Wert.