Ross Cornelius Wheeler

SWANNANOA - ROSS CORNELIUS WHEELER, 77, OF 183 MOCKINGBIRD RD. DIED MONDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 2001 AT HIS RESIDENCE. A NATIVE OF MADISON COUNTY, HE HAD LIVED IN BUNCOMBE COUNTY FOR MOST OF HIS LIFE. HE WAS A MEMBER OF GRACE FREEWILL BAPTIST CHURCH AND HE WAS RETIRED FROM GROVE STONE AND SAND CO. MR. WHEELER WAS THE SON OF THE LATE HOBERT McKINLEY AND LIZE-BELLE THOMAS WHEELER. HE WAS A DEVOTED HUSBAND, FATHER, AND GRANDFATHER AND WAS LOVED BY ALL. SURVIVING ARE HIS WIFE OF 56 YEARS, EVELYN WOODY WHEELER OF THE HOME; DAUGHTERS, CLETA SHERRILL OF LANDRUM, SC, GENEVA KING, MARGARET ORR, AND RETHA BANKS ALL OF SWANNANOA; SONS, McKINLEY WHEELER OF BLACK MTN., AND TROY WHEELER, COYE WHEELER, TONY WHEELER, AND DONALD GILLETTE ALL OF SWANNANOA; HALF SISTER, TAMMY MINTZ OF CANTON; 24 GRANDCHILDREN, 15 GREAT GRANDCHILDREN, 6 STEP GRANDCHILDREN. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD AT 11 AM WEDNESDAY IN THE ANDERS-RICE FUNERAL HOME CHAPEL WITH THE REVS. NORRIS WRIGHT, RAYMOND SHELL, AND RUSSELL WHEELER OFFICIATING. BURIAL WILL BE AT SKY VIEW MEMORIAL PARK. PALLBEARERS WILL BE THE GRANDSONS. THE FAMILY WILL RECEIVE FRIENDS FROM 7 UNTIL 9 PM TUESDAY AT THE FUNERAL HOME. DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO EVELYN WHEELER TO HELP DEFER FUNERAL EXPENSES.