Leonard Alford Wheeler, Jr., age 79, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., formerly of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away at 4:25 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. He was born July 28, 1940, in Thayer, the son of Leonard Alford and Flossie (Matlock) Wheeler, Sr.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was discharged in 1962. He attended Emporia State College for two years, then he joined the Emporia Police Department before becoming a trooper with the Kansas State Police in Johnson County.
In 1971 he became the father of Rachelle Jean Wheeler and she was the light of his life. A beautiful child with special needs.
In 1996, Leonard and Vicky Lynne were married in Nevada, Mo., and became a family with Mike and Derek.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Vicky of Mt. Vernon; two sons, two grandchildren, five sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo., will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the South Center Cemetery in Thayer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial donations may be made payable to Intrepid Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was discharged in 1962. He attended Emporia State College for two years, then he joined the Emporia Police Department before becoming a trooper with the Kansas State Police in Johnson County.
In 1971 he became the father of Rachelle Jean Wheeler and she was the light of his life. A beautiful child with special needs.
In 1996, Leonard and Vicky Lynne were married in Nevada, Mo., and became a family with Mike and Derek.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Vicky of Mt. Vernon; two sons, two grandchildren, five sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo., will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the South Center Cemetery in Thayer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial donations may be made payable to Intrepid Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
Leonard Alford Wheeler, Jr., age 79, of Mt. Vernon, Mo., formerly of El Dorado Springs, Mo., passed away at 4:25 p.m. on Friday, May 8, 2020, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. He was born July 28, 1940, in Thayer, the son of Leonard Alford and Flossie (Matlock) Wheeler, Sr.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was discharged in 1962. He attended Emporia State College for two years, then he joined the Emporia Police Department before becoming a trooper with the Kansas State Police in Johnson County.
In 1971 he became the father of Rachelle Jean Wheeler and she was the light of his life. A beautiful child with special needs.
In 1996, Leonard and Vicky Lynne were married in Nevada, Mo., and became a family with Mike and Derek.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Vicky of Mt. Vernon; two sons, two grandchildren, five sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo., will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the South Center Cemetery in Thayer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial donations may be made payable to Intrepid Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
He joined the U.S. Air Force in 1958 and was discharged in 1962. He attended Emporia State College for two years, then he joined the Emporia Police Department before becoming a trooper with the Kansas State Police in Johnson County.
In 1971 he became the father of Rachelle Jean Wheeler and she was the light of his life. A beautiful child with special needs.
In 1996, Leonard and Vicky Lynne were married in Nevada, Mo., and became a family with Mike and Derek.
Leonard is survived by his wife, Vicky of Mt. Vernon; two sons, two grandchildren, five sisters, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A graveside service under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, Mo., will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday at the South Center Cemetery in Thayer. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday in the funeral chapel.
Memorial donations may be made payable to Intrepid Hospice, in care of the funeral home.
Online condolences may be shared at www.FossettMosherFuneralHome.com.
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