MIKE CILLES

He was born September 17, 1961, in Wheeling, West Virginia, a son of Joyce Smith Cilles Dimitro and the late Richard T. “Dick” Cilles Sr.

Mike was a 1980 graduate of St. Clairsville High School and graduated with a welding degree from Belmont Technical College. He was active in Junior Sports and Boy Scouts growing up and then was an avid stock car driver.

In addition to his father Dick, he was preceded in death by maternal grandmother, Dorothy Kreis, two uncles, Gary and Bud Smith, and a niece, Bethany Cilles Paul.

Mike is survived by his mother, Joyce Cilles Dimitro of Glen Dale, WV; three brothers, Rick (Cathie) Cilles of St. Clairsville, David Cilles of Laredo, TX, and Jeffrey Cilles of Bellaire; a nephew, Michael (Katie) Cilles; great nephews, Tucker and Hudson Cilles; a great niece, Delaney Paul.

Family and friends will be received at Toothman Funeral Home in St. Clairsville, Ohio, on Tuesday from Noon until time of service at 2 p.m. with Chaplain, Debra Dague officiating. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery, St. Clairsville, Ohio.

The Cilles family wants to thank the nursing staff of Liza’s Place and Valley Hospice for their exceptional care.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the Cumberland Trail Firefighters Assn., C/O, Joyce Dimitro, 3 Grandview Terrace, Glen Dale, WV 26038.