He was born July 19, 1932, in Utica, Kentucky, to the late Parrish and Mary Simmons Wheeler. He was commercial well driller for Moody’s of Dayton in Dayton, Ohio for years, a US Air Force Veteran and of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include:
His wife – Alice Bernard Wheeler of Columbia
One son – Tim Wheeler of Columbia
One daughter – Patti (Nick) Koller of Louisville
Two grandchildren – T.J. Wheeler and Hannah Koller
One brother – Charles Wheeler of Gary, Indiana
Two sisters – Carolyn Wheeler Cooke of Louisville, Lucille Helton of Owensboro
Several other relatives and friends
Funeral service – Thursday, May 18, 2017 at 1:00 P.M. at Grissom-Martin Funeral Home with Bro. Rick Shelton and Bro. Troy Long officiating
Burial in Beulah Chapel Cemetery
Visitation after 4:30 P.M. Wednesday
Casket Bearers: Ed Darnell, Mark Harris, Larry Dudley, Robert Flowers, T.J. Wheeler, Nick Koller, Todd Green, Allen Green
Grissom-Martin Funeral Home in charge of arrangements