Mr. Frank “Alton” Wheeler, age 84 of Elkton, passed away on Monday morning August 10th at his home of natural causes.
He was born October 11, 1930 in Todd County, Kentucky the son of the late Roy and Ola Groves Wheeler. He was a Baptist by faith. He loved baseball, UK basketball and playing cards.
He was preceded in death by his parents as well as his first wife Martha Pitts; three brothers Charles, Jimmy and Morris Wheeler and one sister Dorothy Laster. He is survived by one son Alton Wheeler of North Carolina; five daughters Sandy Settle of Clifty, Gayle Blakely of Hopkinsville, Deborah Brinkley of North Carolina, Shawna Wheeler of Illinois and Dawn Wiles of Sharon Grove; one sister Sue Clark of Illinois; twelve grandchildren, fifteen great grandchildren and one great-great grandchild.
Visitation with the Wheeler family will be on Wednesday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 at the Todd County Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Funeral services are scheduled to be conducted on Thursday afternoon at 1:00 in the Rose Chapel of the Todd County Funeral Home & Cremation Service with Joseph Carter officiating. Interment will follow at the Cedar Grove Cemetery in Elkton.