A Celebration of a life Well Lived
Annabelle Wheeler Went home to be with the Lord July 5th, 2019 after 94 years here among her family and friends.
She was born May 20th 1925 in Clover Bend, Arkansas, where she was raised on a farm and in the Lord. In 1944 she enlisted in the U.S. Army Nursing Cadet Corps, where she became a Registered Nurse. She worked until her retirement: First, at Confederate Memorial Hospital and then, LSU-HSC, in Shreveport, LA, in the Labor and Delivery unit. She was the First-Smiling-Face, THOUSANDS of new born babies saw, as they came into this world! She loved them all.
She was a devoted wife to her husband of 64 years, Jack Wheeler; a wonderful mother to her two Children: Judy and Kelly; and a loving grandmother to her four grandchildren. She always tried to make everyone feel welcome that came in her home. She was a lover of babies, animals, birds, travel, gardening, and church hymns sung in Praise to the Lord.
She was preceded in death by: her parents, Delford and Alma Tyree; her husband, Jack Marion Wheeler; her daughter, Judith Collum; her sister, Rubye Edwards; brother, Delford Tyree, Jr.; and her grandson, Trey Collom. She is survived by: her son, Kelly and wife Sharon; her three granddaughters: Sarah, Kellie, and Hannah Wheeler; and a large extended family of brother-in-laws and sisters-in-laws; nephews, nieces, as well as her church family at Airline Drive Church Of Christ.
Annabelle was a kind, gentle, Christian, lady. A Great Mother and Friend, along with being an exemplary Servant to the Lord. She will be missed by all who knew her.
