hilbert pyles

Hilbert Wilson Pyles, 92, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 2, 2023, at the Greenery Center, following a long illness.

Hilbert was born on February 15, 1931, at Hollidays Cove, WV (now Weirton, WV) to Glenn Wilson and Lydia Audrey Cain Pyles.

He graduated from Magnolia High School in New Martinsville, WV in 1949, and the Steubenville Business College in 1956, where he studied accounting. Hilbert married Pauline Louise Rosnick on July 9, 1955, and they enjoyed 56 wonderful years together prior to her passing in 2011.

Hilbert’s family and friends describe him as a math wizard and a hard working, honest man. He was always ready with a joke or a story to tell. He enjoyed hunting, gardening, and travelling, and visited all fifty U.S. states with his family. He was a proud veteran of the United States Navy, where he served as a storekeeper Second Class Petty Officer on the LST-722 and LMR-520 naval ships from 1950 to 1954. Hilbert was employed by the tin mill at Weirton steel for 34 1/2 years as a feeder at the Number 6 Tin Mill until his retirement in 1984.

He was a lifelong and faithful member of the First Christian Church of Weirton, as well as the Richard Vaux Lodge No. 454 F. & A.M., the Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Valley of Pittsburgh the Syria Shrine of Pittsburgh, and the American Legion. He served as Worshipful Master of the Richard Vaux Lodge in 1990, and served as the first chairperson of the Hanover Township Planning Commission in Paris, PA in 1972.

In addition to his parents and his wife, Hilbert was preceded in death by his adopted son, Dennis Pyles, an infant daughter Katherine Audrey Pyles, two brothers Lemoyne and Gerald Pyles, and two sisters Antoinette Dolores Pahanish, and Lila Miller.

He is survived by his daughter Denise Dressel (Gregory) of Pawleys Island, SC, and son, James Pyles of Oxnard CA as well as five grandchildren and three great grandchildren.

Visitation will be Sunday from 1-3 and 6-8 PM at the Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home, 3219 Main Street, Weirton, WV, where Masonic Services will be held at 7 PM.

Funeral services will be held at 11 AM Monday in the funeral home.

Pastor Mark W. Mayer will preside.

Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens in Weirton next to his late wife and son, where military services will be conducted by the US Navy and the American Legion Post 10 Honor Guard.

The family would also like to extend their heartfelt thanks to the staff of Amedisys Hospice Care and the Greenery Center for Rehab and Nursing.

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Services

Visitation: March 5, 2023 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062

(304) 748-3219
http://grecohertnick.com

Visitation: March 5, 2023 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm

Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062

(304) 748-3219
http://grecohertnick.com

Funeral: March 6, 2023 11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Greco-Hertnick Funeral Home
3219 Main Street
Weirton, WV 26062

(304) 748-3219
http://grecohertnick.com

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  1. So sorry to hear about Hilbert, I cut his hair for the last several years, he was a wonderful man, i loved our conversations about his wife , his childhood, his cat, his sons and daughter. He often brought in pictures to show me. He always asked about my mom because they were born in the same year. RIP Hilbert I’m going to miss you.

  2. Candle Selection 8It was an honor to be Mr Pyles care giver and to have been able to provide the best care for him. We shared a lot of laughs and jokes and I loved our conversations about his “baby” (his cat), his childhood, and also how much he enjoyed taking his children on vacation every year when they were younger. He was a wonderful man and I just want to say he will be truly missed. I loved him as if he were my own family and even though it was only a short period of time, I am thankful to say I was apart of his life. My thoughts and prayers are with you all and my deepest sympathies for your loss.
    Rest peacefully Mr. Pyles. I love you!!!


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