Obituary of Robert D. Wheeler

Mitchell Robert D. Wheeler, 73, of 624 S. 9th Street, Mitchell, died at 1:50 am on Friday, November 26, 2004 at Dunn Memorial Hospital. Born January 15, 1931 in Terre Haute, IN, he was the son of Byron and Edna (Ford) Wheeler. He married Janice D. Mitchell Sims on December 1, 1984 and she survives. He was a retired millwright welder for GM Powertrain and a veteran of the U.S. Army Air Corps. He was a member of U.A.W. Local #440, the Mitchell Masonic Lodge #238, Mitchell American Legion and a twenty-eight year member of ABATE. Surviving with his wife, Janice are four children, Yolanda Houtchings of Mitchell, Joseph J. Bob Wheeler of U.S. Navy, Derrick Wheeler and Tia Wheeler both at home; two step-daughters, Paralee Daggy of Bedford and Mandy Pemberton Sims of Mitchell; one step-son, Donald Byrum of Peru, IN; one brother, J. Ronald Wheeler of Avon, IN; nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Billy Joe Wheeler. Funeral Information Funeral services will be conducted at 11:00 am on Monday, November 29th from the Elmwood Chapel of the Day & Carter Mortuary with Pastor Larry Mitchell officiating. Burial will follow in Mitchell Cemetery in Mitchell, IN. Friends may call from 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm on Sunday, November 28th at the Day & Carter Mortuary. Pallbearers are Donald Byrum, Jim Polley, Donnie Robertson, Johnny Ford, Doug Ford and Dustin Brown. A Masonic Service will be conducted at 7:00 pm on Sunday at the mortuary.