Lee Y. Wheeler Sr., 80 of Lufkin, died Sunday August 08, 2004 at Grace Care Center in Lufkin. Funeral service will be Thursday, August 12, 2004 at 10:00 A.M. at Broussard’s 700 W. Saratoga Hwy, Kountze, Texas 77625, with burial to follow at Old Hardin Cemetery in Kountze. A gathering of family and friends will begin today, Wednesday August 11, 2004 from 5:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. at the mortuary.
A native of Doucette, Texas, Lee was a life time resident of Kountze and was a Driller in the Oilfield industry. Lee was also a WWII Army Veteran and served in the Normandy Invasion.
Lee is preceded in death by his mother: Hula Cecilia Wheeler; father: W.D. Wheeler; uncles: John E. “Jack” Wheeler and Henry Wheeler and wife Stella Wheeler; brother: John E. “Tweet” Wheeler his wife Christine “Duck” Wheeler; grandmother: Julia Wheeler and grandfather: John Wheeler.
He is survived by his wife: Nell Wheeler of Kountze; sons: Lee Wheeler Jr. and his wife Gloria of Lumberton, Cody Wheeler and his wife Glenda of Crockett, Roy Wheeler and his wife Patty of Dayton, Clint Wheeler and his wife Sharon of Crockett; daughter: Stella Bernice Reeves of Tomball; 9 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren.