- Date Of Birth: May 30, 1934
- Date Of Death: December 13, 2015
- State: Arkansas
Charles Gene Wheat, 81, of Heber Springs, Arkansas went home to be with the Lord Sunday, December 13, 2015. He was born May 30, 1934 in Fairfield, Illinois to Jennings and Mamie Wheat.
Charles proudly served his country through service in the United States Army. He was a member of Chastain Chapel, and he loved his church family dearly. Charles was a very innovative and hard working man. In his later years, he enjoyed the time he was able to spend fishing and traveling.
He was preceded in death by his parents and son, Rick Alan Wheat.
Charles is survived by his wife, Lonna Faye Wheat; two daughters: Deborah Jean Rossman of Eagle Point, Oregon and Genee Dianne Ponder of Saline, Louisiana; four grandchildren: Melanie Heberer, Susan Dickinson, Lisa Rossman, and Rachael Watson; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; two siblings: Robert Wheat of Wayne City, Illinois and Mary Alice Tetrick of Geff, Illinois; three step-children: Mark Evan Musgrave, Valerie Ann Forrest, and Charles Harold Musgrave; five step-grandchildren; and numerous extended family members and friends.
