Dempsey W (Dud) Wheeler 25 DEC 1890 - 6 MAR 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMPSEY W. WHEELER ROANOKE RAPIDS - Dempsey W. Wheeler, 75, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted at Wrenn-O'Neal Funeral Home at 3 p. m.Tuesday. In charge will be the Rev. Gordon L. Price and B. Marshall White-Hurst. Burial will be In Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lenzie D, Wheeler; three daughters, Miss Winnie Wheeler of the home, Mrs. Marilyn Davis of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. Annie Bell Branch of Gaston; five sons, Albert and Walter Wheeler, both of Roanoke Rapids, Robert L. Wheeler of Baltimore, Md., Jack P. Wheeler of San Antonio, Tex., and James Careway of Roanoke Rapids; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount Telegram 07 Mar, 1966 Page 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 25 DEC 1890 - Northampton Co., North Carolina] [Death: 6 MAR 1966 - Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA] ## Narrative Summary of the Obituary Dempsey W. Wheeler died on 6 Mar 1966 in Roanoke Rapids, North Carolina, survived by his wife, eight children, 15 grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. ## Narrative Summary of Funeral Services Funeral services were held on 8 Mar 1966 with burial at . ## Transcript Dempsey W (Dud) Wheeler 25 DEC 1890 - 6 MAR 1966 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEMPSEY W. WHEELER ROANOKE RAPIDS - Dempsey W. Wheeler, 75, died Saturday. Funeral services will be conducted at Wrenn-O'Neal Funeral Home at 3 p.m. Tuesday. In charge will be the Rev. Gordon L. Price and B. Marshall White-Hurst. Burial will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lenzie D. Wheeler; three daughters, Miss Winnie Wheeler of the home, Mrs. Marilyn Davis of Roanoke Rapids, and Mrs. Annie Bell Branch of Gaston; five sons, Albert and Walter Wheeler, both of Roanoke Rapids, Robert L. Wheeler of Baltimore, Md., Jack P. Wheeler of San Antonio, Tex., and James Careway of Roanoke Rapids; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount Telegram 07 Mar 1966 Page 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Birth: 25 DEC 1890 - Northampton Co., North Carolina] [Death: 6 MAR 1966 - Roanoke Rapids, Halifax, North Carolina, USA] ## Vital Statistics Summary -------------------------------------------------------------------- | Name | Dempsey W (Dud) Wheeler | |-------|----------------------------------------------------------| | Age | 75 years | | Birth | 25 December 1890; NorthamptonCo., North Carolina | | Death | 6 March 1966; Roanoke Rapids,Halifax, North Carolina,USA | -------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Table of Relationships --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | Name | Relationship | Place of Residence | |-------------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------| | Dempsey W (Dud) Wheeler | Decedent | Roanoke Rapids, NorthCarolina | | Mrs. Lenzie D. Wheeler | Wife | Not stated | | Miss Winnie Wheeler | Daughter | Home of decedent | | Mrs. Marilyn Davis | Daughter | Roanoke Rapids, NorthCarolina | | Mrs. Annie Bell Branch | Daughter | Gaston | | Albert Wheeler | Son | Roanoke Rapids, NorthCarolina | | Walter Wheeler | Son | Roanoke Rapids, NorthCarolina | | Robert L. Wheeler | Son | Baltimore, Maryland | | Jack P. Wheeler | Son | San Antonio, Texas | | James Careway | Son | Roanoke Rapids, NorthCarolina | | 15 grandchildren | Grandchildren | Not stated | | 4 great-grandchildren | Great-grandchildren | Not stated | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ## Publication Details Rocky Mount, North Carolina Rocky Mount Telegram 07 Mar 1966 Page 2 ## Other Relevant Information None