He was born to the late James Cleve Iler Jr. and Jean Helfrich Iler on October 20, 1935.
After graduating from high school in Louisville, Kentucky, he followed his older brother Cleve to Texas to attend Baylor University where he earned a B.B.A. in Management and a B.S. in Mathematics and met his loving wife of fifty-nine years: Lois Ann Weatherall Iler of Electra, Texas. The two married on June 27, 1959, and enjoyed a lifetime together raising their three boys in Houston, Texas, where John worked for Shell Oil Company for thirty years before retiring at the age of fifty-four.
His passions included his faith, his family, church mission work, golf, and all things Baylor. He enjoyed a full life: coaching his sons, traveling with his wife, playing golf at Pine Forest Country Club, attending Baylor events, and attending the numerous events of his grandchildren whom he dearly loved. He was a charter member of the Houston Racquet Club.
John was a man of great faith and served as a Sunday School teacher and deacon at River Oaks Baptist before moving to Tallowood Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, actively participated on various committees, taught ninth grade boys Sunday School and faithfully served for twenty-two years at West End Mission.
John is preceded in death by his parents James Cleve Iler Jr. and Jean Helfrich Iler; his brother Robert Carleton Iler and his sister-in-law Beth Weatherall Faulkner.
He is survived by his loving wife Ann Weatherall Iler of Houston and his three sons and their wives: David Reeves and Sherri Derbonne Iler of Waco; Jay Thomason and Leslie Helms Iler of Houston; Marshall James and Meredith Maxfield Iler of Houston; and eight grandchildren: Allison Marie Iler Nolen and her husband Craig Randall Nolen Jr. of San Antonio; Brittany Ann Iler of Longview; James Thomason Iler, Carol Ann Iler, Lindsey Helms Iler, John Norman Iler II, William Marshall Iler, and Morgan Elizabeth Iler, all of Houston; his siblings: James Cleve Iler III and his wife Lou Ann and Janet Iler Bignon and several nieces and nephews, all of Kentucky; and his brother-in-law Robert Frank Faulkner of Tyler; his nieces and their husbands: Karen and Donald Key, and Elizabeth and Richard Kirwan, both of Dallas along with several great nieces and nephews and great-grand nieces and nephews.
He was a loving husband, father and grandfather. He led a beautiful life of faith.
Following a private burial at Memorial Oaks Cemetery, a memorial service will be held on Wednesday, August 22nd at 12:00 p.m. in the worship center at Tallowood Baptist Church.
