1915
Lucille
2016
Lucille Wheeler
March 28, 1915 — July 25, 2016
Lucille Akers Wheeler, 101, Prairie Village, KS, passed away peacefully July 25, 2016 at Kansas City Hospice House.
Lucille was born and raised in Ardmore, OK until she moved to Norman, OK (O.U.) to attend college. She graduated with a degree in Home Economics June 6, 1938 and soon got her first job as the Home Service Director at Oklahoma Gas Service Co. moving to Oklahoma City. Over the next 5 years she traveled throughout the state. Her position included giving cooking demonstrations and showing homeowners the ease of cooking with gas.
Through Lucille’s travels she met the love of her life Arch Wheeler. He lived and worked in the family bank in Clinton, OK. They married July 22, 1943 and promptly moved to Wichita, KS where he was scheduled to start a new bank job. Lucille gave up her career upon marriage for a new one as a homemaker. After 3 years in Wichita, they moved to a different bank in Kansas City.
In early 1956 after 13 years of marriage they decided to adopt, bringing home a 6 month old boy naming him Arch T. Wheeler III after her husband and father-in-law.
In 1960 they pooled their savings, borrowed from family and bought a bank in Sarasota, FL living there until the bank was bought out in 1968 prompting a move back to Kansas City to enjoy life as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Lucille enjoyed civic responsibility, manning PTA booths, Boy Scout, and Little League fundraisers. She was a member of the board of the historic Oslo Theatre in Sarasota and a charter member and leader of Bankers Wives. In 1995 she made her final move to a senior living community, remaining there enjoying friends and the leisurely life until her passing earlier this week.
Lucille was preceded in death by: parents, W.I. and Willie Mae Akers; husband, Arch Wheeler; brother, Archer Akers; and sister, Billie Ruth McCharen. Lucille is survived by: son, Arch III and wife Cynthia; grandchildren, Kaydee Bachelor, Arch IV, and Samantha; great grandchildren, Grady and Parker Bachelor. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Thursday, July 28 at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. A Celebration of Life service will be 10 a.m., Friday, July 29 at Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO, 64145. Please offer condolences and fond memories at www.johnsoncountychapel.com.
Lucille was born and raised in Ardmore, OK until she moved to Norman, OK (O.U.) to attend college. She graduated with a degree in Home Economics June 6, 1938 and soon got her first job as the Home Service Director at Oklahoma Gas Service Co. moving to Oklahoma City. Over the next 5 years she traveled throughout the state. Her position included giving cooking demonstrations and showing homeowners the ease of cooking with gas.
Through Lucille’s travels she met the love of her life Arch Wheeler. He lived and worked in the family bank in Clinton, OK. They married July 22, 1943 and promptly moved to Wichita, KS where he was scheduled to start a new bank job. Lucille gave up her career upon marriage for a new one as a homemaker. After 3 years in Wichita, they moved to a different bank in Kansas City.
In early 1956 after 13 years of marriage they decided to adopt, bringing home a 6 month old boy naming him Arch T. Wheeler III after her husband and father-in-law.
In 1960 they pooled their savings, borrowed from family and bought a bank in Sarasota, FL living there until the bank was bought out in 1968 prompting a move back to Kansas City to enjoy life as a mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
Lucille enjoyed civic responsibility, manning PTA booths, Boy Scout, and Little League fundraisers. She was a member of the board of the historic Oslo Theatre in Sarasota and a charter member and leader of Bankers Wives. In 1995 she made her final move to a senior living community, remaining there enjoying friends and the leisurely life until her passing earlier this week.
Lucille was preceded in death by: parents, W.I. and Willie Mae Akers; husband, Arch Wheeler; brother, Archer Akers; and sister, Billie Ruth McCharen. Lucille is survived by: son, Arch III and wife Cynthia; grandchildren, Kaydee Bachelor, Arch IV, and Samantha; great grandchildren, Grady and Parker Bachelor. Visitation will be from 6-8 pm, Thursday, July 28 at Overland Park Chapel, 8201 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. A Celebration of Life service will be 10 a.m., Friday, July 29 at Johnson County Chapel, 11200 Metcalf Avenue, Overland Park, KS. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Kansas City Hospice House, 12000 Wornall Road, Kansas City, MO, 64145. Please offer condolences and fond memories at www.johnsoncountychapel.com.
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