Douglas Wayne Wheeler, 78, of Saltillo, and formerly of Fulton, passed away on Friday, December 10, 2021, at his residence. He was born April 21, 1943, in the Tilden community of Itawamba County, to Moman Tubb and Thelma Telsie Johnson Wheeler. He was was a life-long truck driver.
Services will be private.
Survivors include two daughters, Lori Wheeler Hernandez and Lisa Wheeler Chapman, both of Lakeland, FL; one brother, Tulon Wheeler; five grandchildren, Brian Hernandez, Jason Hernandez, Jordan Hernandez, Kaylyn Cruickshank, and Haley Wheeler; five great grandchildren, Tiera Williams, Jacob Hernandez, Bradley Griffin, Kevin Griffin, and Olivia Hernandez.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Wendell Wheeler; two sisters, Thelma Dean Brewer and Barbara McCarty.
