Obituary of Earl Wheeler

EARL WHEELER MIDLAND CITY, AL - Earl Wheeler, of Midland City, AL, passed away on Wednesday, March 4, 2009. He was 93. Mr. Wheeler was born on July 7, 1915 in Tioga County, PA and was raised in the Southern Tier of New York and the Northern Tier of Pennsylvania. He graduated from Southside High School in Elmira, NY in 1933. During WWII, Mr. Wheeler served as a defense contractor on a classified project with the U.S. Navy. He was employed for several years with Remington Rand in Elmira, NY and retired from Jim Walter Corporation as a District Manager in Birmingham, overseeing Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, which was eventually the position that brought him to Dothan. After retiring, Mr. Wheeler went to work with Loftin Equipment Sales and retired after 17 years at 85 years old when the company was sold. In his spare time, he enjoyed hunting, fishing, and working in his yard in which Mr. Wheeler received an award for the "Yard of the Year" in Midland City. Mr. Wheeler was preceded in death by his parents, Halsey and Sylvia Johns Wheeler; and his brothers, Roy Wheeler and Robert Wheeler. Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Mildred Wheeler, Midland City, AL; his children, Jeanette Callaghan, Elmira, NY, James (Joanne) Wheeler, Durham, NC, Jack (Carol) Wheeler, Fassett, PA, Thomas (Virginia) Wheeler, Lewisburg, PA, Donald (Charlene) Wheeler, Lebanon, PA, Judy (Gary) Morseman, Breckenridge, CO, and Gene (Kathleen) Wheeler, Big Flats, NY; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; his brother, Louis Wheeler, Trumansburg, NY; and his sister, Myrtle Lee, Burdett, NY, also survive. A memorial service will be held on Sunday, March 8, 2009, at 2 p.m. in the Sunset Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Gillis Crenshaw officiating. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to the ;(function() { var adKeyValue = 't='; adKeyValue+= escape('clio=ACS'); adKeyValue += escape('&cobrand=star-gazette'); adKeyValue += escape('&linktext=American Cancer Society'); adKeyValue += escape('&linkurl=https://www.cancer.org/involved/donate/donateonlinenow/Legacy/index?dn=mem&fn=Earl&ln=Wheeler'); adKeyValue += escape('&fn=Earl'); adKeyValue += escape('&ln=Wheeler'); var adClkUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/jump?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1023584458'; var adImpUrl = 'http://pubads.g.doubleclick.net/gampad/ad?iu=/423686928/prod/obit-aff/obit-standard/clio-inline-1&' + adKeyValue + '&sz=1x1&c=1023584458'; document.write("<a href='" + adClkUrl + "' target=_blank>American Cancer Society<" + 'img' + " src='" + adImpUrl + "' style='width=1px; height=1px; display:inline;' /></a>"); }());, 2346 W. Main Street, Dothan, AL 36301. Robert Byrd of Sunset Funeral Home, (334) 983-6604, is in charge of arrangements. Visit www.SunsetMemorialPark.com for more information.