Dorothy Wheeler

Dorothy Wheeler, 89, passed away Friday, April 17, 2009,surrounded by family at her home in Palo Pinto. 

Funeral: 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lone Camp Baptist Church, 108 Hoover Road, Palo Pinto. 

Burial: Dobbs Valley Cemetery. Visitation: 6 to 8p.m. Monday at White's Funeral Home, 101 N.E. 4th Ave., Mineral Wells.

The youngest of four children, Dorothy Virginia Ward Wheeler was born Sept. 24, 1919, in Weatherford. She lived on the Wheeler homeplace since the time she married S.A. Wheeler, nearly 70 years ago. Dorothy was the first and only person to ever have the distinction of being appointed Sweetheart of the Parker County Rodeo. She loved traveling, spending time outdoors watching the birds, and tending her garden. 

Dorothy was a woman of strong Christian beliefs and will be remembered for teaching her grandchildren The Lord's Prayer. She also always had cookies for her grandchildren, whom she loved so dearly. 

Dorothy was preceded in death by her first husband, S.A. Wheeler in 1970; parents; one brother; and two sisters. 

Survivors: Husband, Thomas Alton Jones of Temple; sons, Lynn Wheeler and wife, Judy, of Palo Pinto and Gary Wheeler and wife, Debbie, of Gordon; grandchildren, Shane, Stephen, Cindy, Lee, and Cody; eight great-grandchildren; special friend and caretaker, Talana Power; and a host of loving family and friends.