Wheeler, James Ray

Passed: 1968-10-15

Age: 74

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1968-10-24

Information: Funeral rites were conducted Saturday at the Hopewell Baptist Church at Mt. Alto for James Ray Wheeler, 74, of Mt. Alto, who died Tuesday in a Point Pleasant hospital.  The Rev. Clarence Morton officiated with burial in Hopewell Cemetery.  Born near Cottageville, he was a son of the late Henry and Rosa Donahue Wheeler.  A retired merchant and employe of the B & O Railroad for 12 years, he was a member of the IOOF Lodge 128 of Cottageville for 38 years and the Hopewell Baptist Church.      Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Vada Smith Wheeler; one son, Clyde Wheeler of Ravenswood; one daughter, Mrs. Dorothy Sayre of Cottageville; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Jewell of New Haven, Mrs. Hattie Blackburn and Mrs. Margaret Flowers, both of Mt. Alto, and Mrs. Thelma McDermot and Mrs. Gladys Blessing, both of Parkersburg; one brother, Otho Wheeler of Cottageville; and four grandchildren.  Casto Funeral Home at Evans was in charge of arrangements.