Mr. Luther Wheeler, age 91 of Severn, NC passed away Saturday, July 20, 2013 at Pine Forest Rest Home in Potecasi, NC.
Mr. Wheeler was born November 23, 1921 in Northampton County, NC, the son of the late Jack Wheeler and Gertrude Davis Wheeler. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Madeline N. Wheeler, his son, Jackie L. Wheeler; his brother Thomas Wheeler, and sisters Flossie Mae Outland, Margaret Wilkie, and Emma Lee Murray.
Mr. Wheeler was a faithful member of Severn Baptist Church.
Survivors include his daughter, Malinda K. Wheeler of Nairobi, Kenya and her husband Tewolde Gebremeskel Woldu and their daughter Dagmawit; four grandchildren, Kimberly Elaine Fresen, Wendy Juanita Marie Srivastava, Chadwick Conard Wheeler, and Dagmawit Tewolde; and one sister Myrtle Gwaltney of Hampton Virginia.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 24, 2013 at 2:00 PM at Severn Baptist Church in Severn, NC.
Burial will follow at Severn Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the church two hours prior to services beginning at 12 noon.
Memorial contributions may be made to Pine Forest Rest Home, Potecasi, NC.
Arrangements are being handled by Massey Funeral Home in Jackson, NC.
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