<!-- FH = Anders-Rice -->Florence Irene WheelerAsheville - Florence Irene Shelton Wheeler, 70, of 40 Coleys Circle, passed away Friday, June 15, 2012 at her residence.A native of Madison County, Mrs. Wheeler had resided in Buncombe County all of her life. She was formerly employed with Vanderbuilt, Burlington Industries, Connie Fashions, owned and operated Florence's Flowers in Barnardsville and was a member of Antioch Baptist Church.Mrs. Wheeler was a daughter of the late Eli Marion Shelton and Anna Mae Smith Shelton and wife of William McArthur "John" Wheeler who died in 1996. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Johnny, Alvin and Larry and sister, Alice Louise Gray.Surviving are her sisters, Gail Harwood and husband, Gene of Barnardsville and Barbara Ann Gardner and husband, Allen of Morganton; brothers, Glenn Shelton and wife, Kathy of Fletcher, Charles Shelton and wife, Belinda of Leicester and Doyle Shelton and wife, Gaye of Cleveland, NC and several nieces and nephews.Funeral Services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday in the chapel of Anders-Rice Funeral Home with the Rev's Jimmy Dean Hensley and Jerry Wheeler officiating. Burial will follow in Wheeler Family Cemetery in Barnardsville.The family will receive friends from 7-9 PM Monday at the funeral home.To sign Mrs. Wheeler's guestbook online, go to "Memorials" at www.andersrice.com.