Wilma Jean Ryles of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died Thursday, October 19, 2023, at Heart of Hospice Inpatient Unit at Baptist Health Hospital in Fort Smith. She was born on July 5, 1941, in Pocahontas, Arkansas, to the late Ed Lavelle Flanery and Stella Mae (Shoe) Flanery. She was 82 years old. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Billy Donald Ryles; and two sisters, Joyce Shaffer and Lois Harmon.

Wilma retired from Southern Steel in Fort Smith.

She is survived by her son, Donald Ryles of Fort Smith.

Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Brotherton Brothers Cremation Services in Fort Smith, 914 N. 32nd St. Fort Smith, AR  72903. (479) 646-4331 or (479) 965-8202

To place an online tribute, please visit www.brotehrtonbrothersfuneralhomes.com.