Joyce A. Wheeler
Passed 08/03/2014
Joyce A. Wheeler MOORE, SC-- Mrs. Joyce A. Wheeler, 58, was born in Scotland Neck, North Carolina, on September 8, 1955. She was the daughter of Mrs. Iona Watson Cherry and the late Mr. Ulysses Cherry. She was married to her devoted husband, Mr. Tyrone P. Wheeler, Sr. of Moore, SC. Joyce Wheeler also resided in Hampton, VA, for over 30 years where she taught in the Hampton City Public School System and was also a Nurses' Aide at the Riverside Rehabilitation Institute. In 2001, she relocated to this area, where she worked as a paraprofessional and bus driver for District 5 of the Spartanburg County School System. Joyce Wheeler was a devoted member of Spartanburg Christian Discipleship Center at the Promised Land where she served in various capacities, some of which were greeter, usher, and Sunday school teacher. Joyce leaves to cherish fond and loving memories: her daughter; Anissa L. Milbourne (Anthony) of Duncan, SC; two grandchildren, DeLisa Paige and Titus Kirklin; Two step-sons, Tyrone P. Wheeler, Jr., of Jacksonville, FL, and Eric Hodo of Atlanta, GA; her loving sister Gloria Sutton (Jimmy) of Goldsboro, NC; her nieces Terri Standifer of Hampton, VA, and Jornelle Osborne of Fort Hood, TX; her nephew Calvin Arnelle Robinson of Goldsboro, NC. She also leaves behind other loving family members: Herman Agee, Betty Agee, Aliki Swatt, Alida Brimmer, Abel Dailey, Romone Woodson, Dr. Shavon Artis, and a host of cousins and friends. A Celebration of life for Mrs. Joyce A. Wheeler will be held at 12:00 noon on Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Promised Land Ministries, 150 Kensington Road, Spartanburg, SC 29306. The Apostle Tommy E. Quick will officiate. Interment will be in the Lincoln Memorial Gardens Cemetery, 2310 Cannons Campground Road, Spartanburg, SC 29307. Viewing for Joyce Wheeler will be available on Friday, August 8, 2014, from 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the J.W. Woodward Funeral Home, 594 Howard Street, Spartanburg, SC 29303. The family will receive friends at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Milbourne. J.W. Woodward Funeral Home