Frankie Burton Wheeler

© Cheyenne Star

1967

Submitted by: Wanda Purcell

Frankie Burton Wheeler of Canadian, Texas, long time resident of Reydon, died Thursday in the Canadian hospital.

Funeral services will be held Sunday at 2:30 p.m. in the First Christian church, Canadian.

Born October 12, 1897 in Clay county, Illinois, she was married September 13, 1916 to Roy Ray Wheeler at Rankin.

She was a member of the First Christian church, Canadian, and active in the Lois circle of the church. She moved to Canadian in 1934.

Preceding her in death were her parents, one brother, two sisters, and one grandchild.

Survivors are her husband of the home; four daughters, Mrs. Charney Kent of Miami, Texas; Mrs. W. B. Sorensen and Mrs. Jerry Carr, both of Canadian, Texas; Mrs. Edward Stevenson of Goodman, Missouri; two sons, Melvin of Neosho, Missouri; Kenneth of Midland, South Dakota; twenty one grandchildren and six great grandchildren.

Interment will be in the Canadian cemetery, Canadian, Hemphill County, Texas.