- Date Of Birth: February 12, 1938
- Date Of Death: January 3, 2022
- State: Florida
Patsy Lee Herndon
Heaven gained another Angel on January 3, 2022, at 2:22am.
Patsy Lee Herndon was born on February 12, 1938, in Lakeland, Florida as the second youngest of eight children. She married her high school sweetheart, Melvin L. “Buddy” Herndon, on July 6, 1957. After traveling with her husband and children for 19 years, Buddy retired from the Marine Corps and they moved back to Lakeland. During these 19 years the family lived in Hawaii, Florida, Georgia, Virginia, North Carolina, Alabama and California.
Patsy is preceded in death by her husband, Buddy Herndon, of 53 years, her parents Oren Henry Wheeler and Helen Thomas Wheeler, brothers William Wheeler Sr., Robert Wheeler and George Wheeler and sisters Blanche “Snooks” Moeller and Edna Scott.
Patsy is survived by her brother Irving Wheeler, sister Nancy Alderman and children Melvin L Herndon II (Tina), Randall L. Herndon (Suzanne), and Karen Butts. She was blessed with grandchildren Welthy Cunningham (Chris), James E. Butts III, Melvin L. Herndon, III (Trish), Justin Butts (Betsy), Alexandra Bowles (Sean), Torin Herndon (Dorothy) and 16 great grandchildren.
