Patricia “Pat” Hendricks Wheeler, 74, of Paducah, Kentucky passed away peacefully at her home on April 13, 2021 at 8:45 a.m.. Pat was born in Maryville, TN on January 15, 1947. She was a 1965 graduate of Alcoa high School in Alcoa, TN; a 1969 graduate of The University of Tennessee, Knoxville, TN and received her Masters Degree from Murray State University. Pat retired from McCracken County School System in 2009 where she worked as a teacher at Farley Elementary School for 22 years. She was a member of Reidland United Methodist Church where she was involved with the OWLS Group and the Pairs and Spares Sunday School Class.
Pat is survived by her husband of 52 plus years, Jim Wheeler; daughter, Stephanie Wheeler of Paducah, KY; son, Daryl Wheeler of Boaz, KY; granddaughters, Kerra Wheeler and Jimma Wheeler of Boaz, KY.
She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Frankie Smith Hendricks; brother, Jim Hendricks; sister-in-law, Mary Ellen Wheeler.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, April 18, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah with Rev. Joe Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 17, 2021 at Milner & Orr Funeral Home of Paducah.
Expressions of sympathy may take the form of contributions to the Reidland United Methodist Church, 5515 Reidland Road, Paducah, KY 42003.
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