Obituary: Joseph Earl Wheatley, 87, Springfield

Joseph Earl Wheatley, 87, of Bearwallow Road, Springfield, died Saturday at University Hospital in Louisville.

JOSEPH EARL WHEATLEY

He is survived by his wife, Theresa Luckett Wheatley; five daughters, Pam “Steve” Hill, Mary Jo “Gene” Nalley and Fran “Scott” Thompson, all of Bardstown, Angela “Ricky” Elder of Cincinnati and Marsha “Wayne” Mattingly of Celina, Texas; two sons, Kevin Wheatley of Lawrenceburg and Mark Wheatley of Springfield; five sisters, Christine Blandford, Charlotte “Helem” Lewis and Nancy Elder, all of Louisville, Lucy “Kenny” Hamilton and Marilyn “Jimmy Howard” Fenwick, both of Springfield; one brother, John R. Wheatley of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.

The Funeral Mass is 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 7, 2017, at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Fredericktown with burial in St. Rose Cemetery.

Visitation is 2-8 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, and 7-9 a.m. Thursday at the Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home in Springfield with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Wednesday.

The Hale-Polin-Robinson Funeral Home in Springfield is in charge of arrangements.

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