Thelma W. Wheeler

Mars Hill – Thelma June Wilde Wheeler, 88, was healed on Sunday, April 19, 2020. A native of Madison County, she had resided in Buncombe County since 1960. She retired in 1997 from Square D after 28 years of service. She was a member of Fellowship Baptist Church and formerly sang with the Fellowship Trio for many years through the church. Mrs. Wheeler was a daughter of the late Eldridge Miller Wilde and Cora Lee Fender Wilde. She was also preceded in death by her son-in-law, Tommy Edmonds; sisters, Bertha Jones, Ruby Honeycutt, Ann Robinson and Faye Moneyham; brother, Paul Wilde; four infant siblings and grandson, Dwayne Ray. Surviving are her sons, Jim Wheeler and wife Mary Ann and Eddie Wheeler and wife Peggy all of Weaverville; daughter, Teresa Edmonds of Mars Hill; sisters, Dale Bowman of Leicester and Kaye Griffin of Marshall; grandchildren, Lee and Jason Edmonds and Charlie and Jonathan Wheeler and several great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be held 2 PM Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at Newfound Baptist Church Cemetery, with Rev. Nathaniel Ayers officiating. Memorials may be made to: Gideon’s International, PO Box 1007, Asheville, NC 28802 or Center on Aging & Health, c/o Activities Dept, 880 S Mohawk Dr, Erwin, TN 37650.