Funeral services for Mrs. Dora Ann Wheeles Morris, age 67, were held on Wednesday June 14, 2023 at Big Springs Baptist Church at 3:00 P.M with Dr. Albert Pike officiating. Burial followed in the adjoining cemetery.
Mrs. Morris was born in Ozark, Alabama and then moved to Clay County. She graduated from Bibb Graves High School and then went on to Sylacauga Nursing School to obtain her R.N. license. She worked as an R.N. at Stringfellow emergency room for almost 40 years. She was a hard worker all of her life and very pleasant to be around. She loved her family and loved spending time at home with them.
Mrs. Morris is survived by her daughter, Rachael Patterson (James) of Oxford; grandchildren: Kaylee Patterson, Jackson Wyatt, Austin Patterson, and Joanna Patterson; her mother, Dora Bell Wheeles of Ashland; and two sisters, Judy Meigs and Becky McCain, both of Ashland.
She is preceded in death by her father, Jack Thomas Wheeles; a sister Sandra Wheeles; and a brother Jack Thomas Jr. Wheeles.
Active pallbearers will be James Patterson, Jackson Wyatt, Reginald Blair, Reggie Blair, Kenny Packer, and Brian Taylor.
The visitation took place on Wednesday June 14, 2023 from 2:00 P.M.-3:00 P.M. at Big Springs Baptist Church.
