Ogden Elijah Wheelis, 92, of Poplar Bluff, Mo. died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017, at the John J. Pershing VA Medical Center.
Mr. Wheelis was born June 7, 1925, in Poplar Bluff. He married Mary Lucille Wheelis July 18, 1969, She died July 26, 2014.
He was of the Pentecostal faith and was a member of the Midland Church. He was a member of the Coon Hunters Association. Mr. Wheelis served in the U.S. Army during WWII. He owned and operated an auto body repair shop. His hobbies were hunting, fishing and working on car.
Survivors include children, Tausha Leigh and Mina Wheelis; stepson, Dale Hodge; sister, Anna Bell Osborn; eight grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren,
He was preceded in death by his parents, Marshall and Mabel Wheelis; stepson, Gary Hodge; sisters, Cylee Harp and Nira Vuvee; brothers, Billy, Theodore Bimel Wheelis; and one great-grandson, Bradley Hodge.
Visitation will be at noon Saturday, Oct. 14, at Fowler-Sullivan Funeral Home. The funeral will follow at 1 p.m. in the funeral home, officiated by Rev. Eldon Wheelis. Burial and Military rites will be in Memorial Garden.
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