William W Wheeler

1902 - 1964  (62 years)

• Name	William W Wheeler  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	16 Jul 1902	Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA   [4, 5, 6]
  Gender	Male
  Also Known As	Willie
  Race	White  [5, 6]
  Occupation	Laborer  [6]
  Residence	1910	Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA   [4]
  Residence	1920	Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA   [5]
  	Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son
  Residence	17 May 1930	Audubon, Brevard, Florida, USA   [6]
  	Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
  Death	14 Nov 1964	Columbia, Florida, USA   [7]
  	Willie W. Wheeler Willie W. Wheeler, 62, prominent resident of 51 W. Tribble St ., Lake City, died at the Lake Shore Hospital Saturday morning, November 14, following an extended illness. Mr. Wheeler was a native of Columbia County , son of the late Berry Wheeler and Mrs. Minnie Milton Wheeler of Lake City . Mr. Wheeler had resided in Columbia County and Lake City for his entire life and for a number of years was employed by the City Ice and Fuel Company until his retirement in 1961 because of ill health. He was a member of Parkview Baptist Church of Lake City. Survivors: wife, Mrs. Eva Wheeler, Lake City ; one daughter, Mrs. Frances Worthington, Lake City; two sons, Edwin Wheeler and Wendell, both of Lake City; mother, Mrs. Minnie Milton Wheeler, Lake City; four sisters, Mrs. Katy Register, Lake City, Mrs. Lilly Register, Tavares, Fla., Mrs. Sybil Payne, Miami, and Mrs. Mildred Brooker, Jacksonville; two brothers, Arlie Wheeler, Green Cove Springs, and Maxie Wheeler, Jacksonville. Funeral services were conducted at 3:30 p. m. Sunday, November 15, at the Parkview Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold F. Green, pastor, officiating, assisted by Rev. Thomas E. Deyer, pastor of Wesley Memorial Methodist Church . Interment was in Memorial Cemetery with Sherrill-Guerry Funeral Home in charge of arrangements. Source - Lake City Reporter and Columbia Gazette, Friday, November 20, 1964 . Submitted by Mary Jane Weaver, weaverma@live.com
  Burial	Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [8]
  Person ID	I3450	tng Genealogy

  
  

  Father	Asberry Leon Wheeler,   b. 10 Mar 1880, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 17 Nov 1953, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 73 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Minnie M Melton,   b. 16 Aug 1888, Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 7 Oct 1969, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	14 Sep 1905	Columbia, Florida, USA   [9]
  Family ID	F1332	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eva Crews,   b. 18 Oct 1912, Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 13 Jan 2011, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 98 years)
  Marriage	22 Apr 1928	Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Frances Wheeler,   b. 27 Jul 1935, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 19 Feb 2010, Suwannee Valley Care Center, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 74 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Alton Wheeler,   b. 8 Nov 1931, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 9 Aug 1934, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 2 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Edwin N Wheeler,   b. 10 Aug 1938, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 23 Apr 2019, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA (Age 80 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Wendell Wayne Wheeler,   b. 19 Aug 1941, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA d. 27 Nov 2020, Florida, USA (Age 79 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1495	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Birth - 16 Jul 1902 - Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA Residence - 1910 - Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA Residence - Age: 17; Marital Status: Single; Relationship: Son - 1920 - Benton, Columbia, Florida, USA Marriage - 22 Apr 1928 - Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA Residence - Age: 27; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head - 17 May 1930 - Audubon, Brevard, Florida, USA Burial - - Memorial Cemetery, Lake City, Columbia, Florida, USA  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

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  Willie W and Eva Crews Wheeler gravestone

  
  

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