Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
Wednesday, July 23, 1975

Sgt. Bobby Wheelus

Funeral arrangements were incomplete at press time Wednesday for Sgt. Bobby Ray Wheelus, 24, who died as the result of a one car accident, Sunday, July 20th in Henderson, Nev.

Sgt. Wheelus was serving with the U.S. Air Force at Station Nellis AFB, Nev. He is a graduate of Winnsboro High School.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wheelus, of Winnsboro; one brother, Billy Wheelus, Arcadia, Fla., his maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Sipert [sic Sypert] and his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Mayola Wheelus.

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Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
Wednesday, July 30, 1975

Sgt. Bobby Wheelus

Funeral services for Sgt. Bobby Ray Wheelus, 24, of Winnsboro were held at 2 p.m., July 23, in the chapel of Winnsboro First National Funeral Home.

Interment was in Providence Memorial Park with Dr. Randall Sledge and Chaplain Di'Lella officiating.

He was a native of Winnsboro and a graduate of Winnsboro High School. He was stationed at Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada.

Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Wheelus, Winnsboro; one brother, Billy Wheelus, Arcadia, Fla., maternal grandmother, Mrs. Ethel Sypert, Columbia, paternal grandmother, Mrs. Henry Wheelus, Monroe, one niece and a number of aunts and uncles.