Robert Allen “Tweet” Wheeler, 51, of Hillister died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at his residence. Allen was born in Kountze on August 12, 1956 to John and Ruby (Bobbitt) Wheeler. He was a resident of the Warren/Hillister area for the last twenty years and was a pipefitter.
He is survived by his wife of thirty years, Janet Wheeler of Hillister; daughters, Stacy Hopkins and husband Gary of Evadale, Lee Ann Wheeler of Hillister, and Angela Horne and husband Daniel of Beufort, South Carolina; grandchildren, Nolan Wheeler, Jayda Hopkins, Heidi Hopkins, Heather Hopkins, Kade Overstreet, Kenasyn Overstreet, Briley Horne, Autumn Sims, and Chace Sims; sister, Hula Cowart of Warren, brother, Richard Wheeler and wife Nola of Evadale; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, John Edwin “Tweet” Wheeler and Ruby Christine “Duck” Wheeler; father and mother-in-law, Harry Lee and Velma Castilaw; and two brothers, Bubba Wheeler and Jimmy Wheeler.
A Service of Celebration will be 2:00 P.M. Monday, November 5, 2007 at Broussard’s, 530 W. Monroe, Kountze with Reverend Chance Sims officiating. Burial will follow at Village Mills Cemetery in Village Mills. A gathering of family and friends will be Sunday, November 4, 2007 from 5:00 P.M. until 9:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
