Gerald Wayne Wheeler, 76, a longtime resident of Durham passed away Saturday, November 10, 2018 at Duke Regional Hospital in Durham.
Born December 8, 1941 in Granville County to the late Geoffrey Thaxter Wheeler and Josephine Moss Wheeler. Wayne was a member of First Baptist Church of Creedmoor and was a retired business owner.
Visitation with the family will be at 1:00 PM Thursday November 15, 2018 at First Baptist Church Creedmoor with funeral services following at 2:00 PM. Interment services will be private.
Surviving are his wife of seventeen years, Marjorie K. Wheeler; sons, Bradley Wheeler (Laura) of Alpharetta, Ga., Brian Wheeler (Tammy) of Rougemont, Judson Wheeler (Michelle) of Rougemont; step-daughter, Deborah Baucom (Craig) of Nolensville, TN, step-son, Brian Sanders of Raleigh; sisters, Janie Diehl, Josephine Lyon, Nancy Rogers; grandchildren, Sawyer Winfrey, Collin Wheeler, Sydney Wheeler, Kennedy Winfrey, Sam Wheeler, Ben Wheeler, Wesley Baucom and Trenton Baucom. He was preceded in death by a sister, Ruby Mize and brothers, Thaxter and Leland Wheeler.
Wayne was an active member of First Baptist Church Creedmoor where he enjoyed cooking with the men’s ministry. He volunteered with the Jaycees and received many awards. He loved his dogs, duck hunting and participating in car shows.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Creedmoor, P.O. Box 38, Creedmoor, NC 27565.