Aaron Wheeler

Mr. Aaron Wheeler, 89, of Milan passed away Sunday, Oct. 15, 2017.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Bodkin Funeral Home with burial to follow in the Gibson County Memory Gardens near Milan.
Visitation will be 10 a.m. until time of services Wednesday at the funeral home.
The family requests memorials may be directed to the Alzheimer’s association of choice, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation or to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital.
He was a member of the Main Street Church of Christ in Milan and served in the United States Army. He and his brother, Woodrow, owned and operated Milan Motor Company, a Chrysler-Plymouth-Dodge Dealership until 1977.
The business was recognized with numerous awards from Chrysler Corporation while in operation. Mr. Wheeler continued to operate the business as Wheeler’s Sales and Service from 1977 until July 2017.
He is survived by his wife, Kathleen Pearson Wheeler of Milan; two sons, Kenneth A. Wheeler of Milan and Jerry W. (Paula) Wheeler of Madison, Ala.; one daughter, Vicki K. (Terry) Reed of Union City; two sisters, Rachael Hays of Milan and Marie Bedwell of Huntingdon; nine grandsons, Cory (Laura) Wheeler, Michael (Laney) Rogers, Kris (Lori) Wheeler, Gary (Danielle) Wheeler, Jason (Robin) Rogers, Matthew (Amber) Wheeler, Jesse (Ali) Wheeler, Scott Wheeler, and Brian (Felicia) Wheeler; 13 great-grandchildren; and several loving nieces and nephews.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Jessie E. Wheeler and Bertha Douglas Wheeler; three brothers, Fay Wheeler, Woodrow Wheeler and Verman Wheeler; and three sisters, Flossie Fuchs, Dorothy Fletcher and Marion Wheeler.
Published 10.17.17