Obituary of Joe Wheeler

Services for Joe M. Wheeler, 52, Tyler, will be at 1:00 pm, Saturday, December 22, at Bethel Baptist Church, Chapel Hill, with Reverend Mike Ford officiating. Burial will be in Henry's Chapel Cemetery, Troup, under direction of Cottle Funeral Home, Troup. Mr. Wheeler died Monday, December 17, 2012, in Wichita, Kansas. He was born April 17, 1960, in Odessa to the late Joe H. Wheeler and Rachel Welch Wheeler. He married Frances Lynn Carpenter December 16, 1989, in Odessa and moved to Tyler 21 years ago from Odessa. He was employed by Canon Safety, Kilgore. He was a member to the Bethel Baptist Church, Chapel Hill and he was loved by many. Besides his father, he was also preceded in death by a brother, Barry Wheeler. Survivors include his wife of 23 years, Frances Wheeler, Tyler; two sons and daughters-in-law, Brandon and Sabrina Wheeler and Justin and Jenna Grissom Wheeler, all of Tyler; his mother Rachel Wheeler, Sachse; a sister, Jacque Garlington, Sachse; 6 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.   Pallbearers will be Brandon Wheeler, Justin Wheeler, Michael Miller, Spencer Marion Brian Wilcox and Tony Barto. The family will receive friends at the funeral home from 5:00 pm until 7:00 pm, Friday, December 21.