Extracted from The Franklin Sun (Winnsboro, LA)
W. H. `Dub' Wheelus Jr.
Funeral services for William Henry ``Dub'' Wheelus Jr., 77, of
Winnsboro were held Thursday at Riser First National Funeral
Home Chapel in Winnsboro with the Rev. J. Alan Miller and the
Rev. James Simons officiating.
Interment followed at Providence Memorial Cemetery with V.F.W.
Post 3155 conducting a flag presentation ceremony, under the
direction of Riser First National Funeral Home of Winnsboro.
Mr. Wheelus died Tuesday Feb. 10, 1998 at his residence. He
was a member of Temple Baptist Church in Winnsboro. He was
in the CCC Camp in Ruston, an Army Air Corps veteran of World
War II, having served in the China-India-Burma Campaign and was
an active member of V.F.W. Post 3155. Mr. Wheelus retired as
compressor operator with Tenneco Corporation after working 31
years. He was a past member of Winnsboro Masonic Lodge #246
F&AM and past board member of cub scouts and boy scouts.
Mr. Wheelus was preceded in death by his parents, Henry and
Mayola Wheelus, son, Bobby Ray Wheelus, and two brothers,
Willard Gene and Roger Ray Wheelus.
Survivors include his wife of 55 years, Marie Sypert Wheelus,
Winnsboro; son, William H. ``Bill'' Wheelus, Winnsboro; one
sister, Helen Wells, Baton Rouge; two brothers, Ralph Wheelus,
Lawrenceville, Ga.; James Doyle Wheelus, Shreveport; a grand-
daughter and two great-granddaughters.
Pallbearers were Jim Crawley, Gene Anderson, Ray Wheelus,
Rev. William Busby, W. P. Lofton, Rev. Mark A. Wilson, Cecil
Pylant and Elton Eldridge.
Honorary pallbearers were members of V. F. W. Post 3155.
Wednesday, February 18, 1998