Charles Clifford Wheeler Jr.

Charles (Chuck) was born in Colfax, Washington 7 Sep 1930 to Charles Clifford Wheeler, Sr and Inez Wilma (Hume) Wheeler.  He had no brothers or sisters but had a marvelous bunch of aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Chuck finished elementary school, then attended and finished high school and college in Spokane, Washington.  He met his Eternal Companion DonnaLee Thomas in high school in 1948 and they were married on 25 Aug 1950.  They have six children Paul, Mary, Michael, Daniel, Teresa and David; 19 Grandchildren, and 13 Great-Grandchildren.

After receiving a degree in Chemical Engineering from Gonzaga University in 1952 he served for 30 months in the army, where he learned about nuclear energy at Sandia Base in Albuquerque, NM.  After 43 busy years with increasing responsibilities in that business, Chuck and DonnaLee retired to Farmington, where he taught chemistry at San Juan College for 3 years, one class per semester, just for fun.

Chuck and DonnaLee investigated and then joined the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Pasco, Washington in 1956. They have served in many callings in the Church in eleven states and Bristol, England, where they lived and worked.

Chuck was always friendly, known for greeting long term friends with love, and total strangers as if he had known them all his life. He was written up in the Farmington paper as the friendly gentleman who daily walked his neighborhood greeting everyone with a smile and wave. He was always modest and never wanted to be the center of attention, instead, preferring to support the love of his life, DonnaLee, in her many interests and projects.

Chuck hopes Heavenly Father will be pleased to welcome him home.

Charles care is entrusted to Brewer, Lee and Larkin Funeral Home, 103 E. Ute Street in Farmington, New Mexico (505) 325-8688.  You may share condolences with the family on our website: www.serenityandcompany.com.