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Bill Wheeler

September 12, 1949 — January 8, 2020

William Bryant “Bill” Wheeler, 70, of Wilson, died, Wednesday, January 8, 2020.

Funeral, Friday, 2:00 PM, Wilson Memorial Service, followed by a time of visiting and sharing.  Interment, Evergreen Memorial Park.

Bill had served in the National Guard, worked at Foster Forbes, Smurfit-Stone, and retired from the City of Wilson.

Surviving is his wife, Dianne Kirby Wheeler; sons, William Bryant Wheeler, Jr. (Julia) of Charlotte and their children, Josh Warriner and Cody Batts; Jason Thomas Wheeler (Shana) of Wilson and their children Mackenzie and Payton Wheeler; mother, Lillian Suggs Wheeler Lamm of Wilson; brother, Ken Wheeler (Lisa) of Wilson; step-daughter, Amy Gaylord (Kevin) of Wilmington and their sons, Hunter and Nicholas Gaylord; step-brother, Greg Lamm (Stephanie) of Durham; nieces, Tracy Anderson and family, Madison Webb and family, and Katie Wheeler.

He was preceded in death by his father, C.T. Wheeler; brother, Ray Wheeler; step-father, Wayne Lamm.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the American Heart Association, 1108 Windemere Dr., Wilson, NC 27896.

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