Mr. Harvey Derell Wheeler

WHEELER, Mr. Harvey Derell – Age 83, passed away Saturday, January 10, 2015 at Heartland Healthcare-Briarwood. Family hour 10 a.m. Thursday, January 15, 2015 New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church, 1035 E. Carpenter Rd., with funeral service commencing at 11 a.m. Interment Flint Memorial Park Cemetery, G- 9506 N. Dort Hwy., Mt. Morris, MI. Pastor Patrick L. Sanders, Sr. officiating. Friends and pallbearers will assemble at the church 10 a.m. Thursday, Mr. Wheeler will lie in state in the Chapel of Lawrence E. Moon Funeral Home, and may be viewed from 12 p.m. – 8 p.m. Wednesday. Mr. Harvey Derell Wheeler was born January 19, 1931 in Taylor, Texas, the son of Harvey Wheeler and Norsiss (Molden) Wheeler. He was a resident of Flint and a member of New Jerusalem Full Gospel Baptist Church. Mr. Wheeler graduated from Douglas High School in El Paso, TX. He retired from Service Part Operations (SPO), a division of General Motors and was member of UAW Local 659, Harvey also was a member of the Brennan Senior Center, the Burr Blvd. Block Club and was Past President of the Aero Club. His hobbies included model airplanes, cooking, going to the movies, fishing, working on cars and gardening. Mr. Wheeler was Honorably Discharged from the United States Army. Mr. Wheeler leaves to cherish his memory: 2 daughters, Phyllis (Emel) Beech of Pasadena, CA and Paula Anthony of Flint; 7 grandchildren, Kevin Jones of Atlanta, GA, Jayna (Demmette) Guidry of Roswell, GA, Margo Johnston (James) Barnett of Kettering, OH, Marita (Michael) Shelton of Grand Blanc, MI, Melvin Jones of San Antonio, TX, Rozeal Graves of Riverdale, GA, Mark (Cordrea) Anthony of Mt. Morris, MI and Marc-Que ( Sequoia) Anthony of Flint, MI; 19 great grandchildren; 3 great-great grandchildren; 1 brother, Wellington (Dorothy) Wheeler of El Paso, TX; a host of other relatives and friends including longtime companion, Ethelene Cole and Family; loyal and dedicated friends, Lewis “McCoy” and Clementine Wright and family; god-daughter, Ouida Monique Browns; special friends, Lee English, Walter Slaughter & the rest of the Ole Timer’s (Courtland Center Walkers), Paul Grossman, Steve Pulley, Warren AKA "Red Fox" and all his friends at Brennan Senior Center. Mr. Wheeler was preceded in death by his wife, Carrie Steele; parents; sister, Willie Mae “Bennie” Wright; brothers, Olen, Sherman and Daniel Wheeler. The family would like to express special thanks to Dr. Fleetwood and Staff, the staffs of Hurley Medical Center, Heartland Healthcare-Briarwood and Home Advantage Hospice.

Mr. Harvey Derell Wheeler

January 19, 1931 - January 10, 2015