Carlton Wells Wheeler Sr., 90 LaFayette
Carlton Wells Wheeler Sr., of LaFayette, Ga., passed away Monday, July 18, 2016. He was 90.
Carlton was born June 23, 1926 in Washington, Ga., to Collerson Wells Wheeler and Dolores Barksdale Wheeler. He moved with his family to LaFayette in 1935.
He graduated from LaFayette High School as valedictorian and also graduated from Georgia Tech. He served in the U.S. Army in the South Pacific during World War II and also served during the Korean Conflict. He was an agent for State Farm Insurance Company for 60 years.
Carlton was a deacon at First Baptist Church of LaFayette serving as chairman of the Building Planning Committee when the present sanctuary and Sunday school rooms were built. He served as superintendent of the Adult Sunday School Department for over 20 years.
While serving as commissioner of the Battlefield District of the Boy Scouts of America, he received The Silver Beaver Award. Carlton served as president of the LaFayette Rotary Club, Northwest Georgia Life Underwriters Association and LaFayette Jaycees and served on the board of Northwestern Technical College Foundation.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 32 years, Betty Giles Wheeler.
Survivors include: His beloved wife, Nancy Peppers Wheeler; sons, Wells (Lee) Wheeler of McDonough, Ga., Paul (Deena) Wheeler of Illinois, Jeff (Theresa) Lowrance of LaFayette and A.J. Lowrance of LaFayette; sister, Dolores Birch of Lee, Mass.; brother-inlaw, Tommy (Pat) Peppers; special friends, Alan (Janie) Lowrance, Michael Morgan and Ann Gaskey; grandchildren, Tiffany Lowrance, Andrew Wheeler, Lauren Wheeler, Mercedes Snyder, Nick Snyder and Cody Lonas; greatgrandchildren, Peyton Snyder and Jacob Wheeler and several nieces and nephews.
Visitation: Wednesday, July 20, from 5-8 p.m.
Funeral service: Thursday, July 21, at 2 p.m. at the Wilbanks Memorial Chapel with Rev. Henry Hampton officiating.
Burial: LaFayette Memory Gardens.
Pallbearers: Tim Mason, Robert Wardlaw, Ron Harrison, Chris Davis, Chad Black, Don Benton, Beacher Garmany and Michael Morgan.
Arrangements: Wallis-Wilbanks Funeral Home, LaFayette.