Wilma F. Briles

Wilma F. Briles, 95, of Mitchellville, passed away Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 27 at the Mitchellville United Methodist Church, with burial following at Waveland Cemetery in Prairie City. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 26 at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. The family will greet friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Memorials may be directed to Mitchellville United Methodist Church or the Wounded Warrior Fund. Condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

The daughter of Walter J. and Mildred (Offill) Telfer, Wilma was born Jan. 21, 1920, in Prairie City. She graduated from Prairie City High School in 1937. On Jan. 27, 1946, she was united in marriage to Herschel F. “Pete” Briles at the Methodist Church in Prairie City. Wilma lived in Prairie City, Ankeny, Colfax, Mitchellville, and most recently at Valley View Village in Des Moines. She was a member of the Mitchellville United Methodist Church and was active with the U.M.W., the Heartland Singers and a quilting group. She enjoyed doing crossword puzzles and watching Lawrence Welk every Saturday evening.

Those left to honor her memory include her three sons, James (Judy) Briles of Johnston, Jerry (Sharon) Briles of Prairie City, and Randy (Polly) Briles of Waterloo, Neb.; seven grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Lois Stoner of Oregon and Trula Telfer of Urbandale; and two brothers, Ronald Telfer and Wilbur (Dodie) Telfer, both of Newton. Preceding her in death were her parents, Walter and Mildred; stepmother, Myrna; husband, Pete in 1994; seven sisters, Edith Moore, Elsie Fatka, Irma Telfer, Vera Telfer, Marilyn Elrod, Myrna Schmitt and Grace Shuey; and two brothers, Merwyn Telfer and Robert Telfer.