He is survived by his son Chase Wheeler, mother Edith Wheeler and brother Danny (Beverly) Wheeler all of Jackson, Tennessee; six nieces and nephews and fourteen great nieces and nephews. Edwin was preceded in death by his father Charles “Ed” Wheeler, sisters Jan Armour Faulkner and Lisa Wheeler Clark, and nephews Brandon and Bruce Armour and James Bruce Clark, IV.
Edwin was a 1979 graduate of South Side High School in Jackson and attended the University of Tennessee at Martin. He worked in industry for many years as a maintenance electrician. He loved dirt bike riding, motor cross racing and all forms of automobile racing.
Visitation with friends and relatives will be from 11:30 until 1:00 on Friday July 30th, with the funeral service to follow at the North Chapel of George A. Smith & Sons Funeral Home.
Pallbearers are Chase Wheeler, Phillip Barker, Kerby Wheeler, Christian Fisher, Bryson McQuiston, and Tristen Armour.
Following the service, a private burial will be at Highland Memorial Gardens.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.GeorgeASmithandSons.com for the Wheeler family.