Robert G. Boyles

August 24, 1930 - April 10, 2015

Robert G. Boyles, 84, of Butler, PA, passed away at 11 PM on Friday, April 10, 2015 at Butler VNA Inpatient Hospice. He was born August 24, 1930 in Wilkinsburg, PA, the son of the late Paul W. Boyles and Ruth (Wright) Boyles. Robert was a member of Westminster PCA where he was a past Elder and Deacon. He had been a teacher for Butler Area Schools for 36 years and a veteran of the US Army during Korean War and retiring from US Army Reserves as a Lt. Colonel after 20 years service. He was also a member of Lake Arthur Sailing Club and the Butler Education Assn.. Surviving are his wife, Katherine (Stepp) Boyles whom he married August 20, 1955; 2 daughters, Marilyn (Rev. Tom) Dawson of O'Fallon, IL, Molly Boyles of Basel, Switzerland, 2 grandchildren, Katie (Josh) Anderson and Jon Dawson. He was preceded in death by his parents and his aunts and uncles that raised him. Memorial service will be held at Westminster Presbyterian Church PCA, 420 N. Main St., Butler, PA on Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at 11 AM. Private interment in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Sandy Lake.