Osborn Lee Wheeler was born September 8, 1922, first of the eight children of Minnie and Vernie Wheeler. Lee was born in Queen City, Missouri in the home of his grandparents, Letitia and O. M. Crapson.
Lee passed away Monday, July 17, 2023, in the Scotland County Residential Care Facility.
Lee was preceded in death by his parents, his wife of fifty-one years, Charline, his brother and sisters, Anna Lou Caswell, Leticia McBee, Martha Vandle, Margaret Staples, Alice Miller and Vernie Wheeler, and also the dear friend of his youth and later loving companion, Lorene Sees.
Lee is survived by a brother Ben Wheeler and wife Ann, and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral service will held at 11:00 a.m. Friday (July 21, 2023) at the Dooley Funeral Home with Pastor Ben Wheeler officiating. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery in Hiawatha, Kansas.
Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. to time of service in the Dooley Funeral Home, Queen City, Missouri.
Arrangements in the care of Dooley Funeral Home in Queen City, MO.