Burt was a founding member of Gardendale Church of the Nazarene and a proud bus driver for Gardendale Christian Academy for many years after he retired from Vulcan Rivet and Bolt. He was also a avid, lifelong Alabama football fan and he loved his family dearly and his dog, Shadow.
Burt was preceded in death by his parents, Joe and Libby Wheeler and a brother-in-law, Buddy Jackson.
Burt is survived by his loving wife of 48 years, Linda Wheeler; his three sons, Michael Wheeler, Seth Wheeler and his wife, Katie Wheeler, and Caleb Wheeler; two brothers, Doyce Wheeler and his wife Paula Wheeler, and Basil Wheeler and his wife, Joyce Wheeler; one sister, Yvonne Jackson; and one grandchild, Paris Busby; several, nieces, nephews and a host of friends.
Celebration of Life Services for Burt will be held Sunday, June 20, 2021 at Gardendale Church of Nazarene, 1800 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale, AL 35071. A time of visitation will begin at 1:00 PM followed by a funeral service at 2:00 PM. A committal service will be held Monday, June 21, 2021 at 10:00 AM at Jefferson Memorial Gardens East, 1591 Gadsden Hwy, Birmingham, AL 35235.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.ridoutsgardendalechapel.com for the Wheeler family.
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