Official Obituary of
Tommy Wheeler
December 11, 1933 ~ July 17, 2012 (age 78) 78 Years Old
Tommy Wheeler Obituary
Funeral services for Tommy Lynn Wheeler, Sr., 78, of Timpson, TX, will be held at 10:00 AM,
Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Taylor Funeral Home Chapel, Timpson, with Rev. Jean Ferraro officiating.
A graveside service with Masonic rites will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Nacogdoches, TX. Mr. Wheeler passed away July 17, 2012, in Nacogdoches, TX.
Born December 11, 1933, in Nacogdoches, TX, Tommy Lynn Wheeler, Sr. was the son of the late Claude Carroll and Lois (Allen) Wheeler. Tommy was a self-employed electrician, but also had been a professional rodeo clown. He filled his life with fast-paced activities - racing cars, motorcycles, and boats. He enjoyed country-western music, playing his bass guitar, and fishing. Tommy was a member of Timpson Masonic Lodge #437.
Survivors include his sons Tommy Wheeler, Jr. and wife Hien of Nacogdoches and Kenneth Wheeler and wife Beth of Orange, TX; stepsister Laverne Waters and husband Earl of Dallas; grandchildren: Charles Lynn Wheeler, Jared Lynn Wheeler, Taylor Watson, Wesley Watson, and Daniel Knitter; great grandchildren: Taylor Nicole, Cade, Noah, Mackenna, and Haidyn Watson and Kinlee Wheeler; niece and nephews Kevin and Stephen Waters and Kenneth and Jennifer Waters; and special cousin Lois Wilda Adams and her daughter Cheryl Adams Kier.
Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 - 7:00, Friday, July 20, 2012, at Taylor Funeral Home.
Saturday, July 21, 2012, in Taylor Funeral Home Chapel, Timpson, with Rev. Jean Ferraro officiating.
A graveside service with Masonic rites will follow in Fairview Cemetery, Nacogdoches, TX. Mr. Wheeler passed away July 17, 2012, in Nacogdoches, TX.
Born December 11, 1933, in Nacogdoches, TX, Tommy Lynn Wheeler, Sr. was the son of the late Claude Carroll and Lois (Allen) Wheeler. Tommy was a self-employed electrician, but also had been a professional rodeo clown. He filled his life with fast-paced activities - racing cars, motorcycles, and boats. He enjoyed country-western music, playing his bass guitar, and fishing. Tommy was a member of Timpson Masonic Lodge #437.
Survivors include his sons Tommy Wheeler, Jr. and wife Hien of Nacogdoches and Kenneth Wheeler and wife Beth of Orange, TX; stepsister Laverne Waters and husband Earl of Dallas; grandchildren: Charles Lynn Wheeler, Jared Lynn Wheeler, Taylor Watson, Wesley Watson, and Daniel Knitter; great grandchildren: Taylor Nicole, Cade, Noah, Mackenna, and Haidyn Watson and Kinlee Wheeler; niece and nephews Kevin and Stephen Waters and Kenneth and Jennifer Waters; and special cousin Lois Wilda Adams and her daughter Cheryl Adams Kier.
Visitation for family and friends will be 5:00 - 7:00, Friday, July 20, 2012, at Taylor Funeral Home.
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