METASVILLE, Ga. - Mr. George Leonard Wheatley, 85, of Metasville, died Thursday, February 21, 2008 at University Hospital. He was a native of Wilkes County, the son of the late Leonard B. Wheatley and Maude T. Wheatley. Mr. Wheatley was a farmer and a member of Rehoboth Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by a son, Roy Wallace Wheatley. Funeral services will be Sunday at 3 p.m. in Rehoboth Baptist Church with Rev. Dale Fincher and Rev. Steve Rayner officiating. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. Survivors include his wife, Sara Hopkins Wheatley; sons and daughters-in-law, George Douglas (Sandra) Wheatley and Leonard Herman (Amelia) Wheatley and JoAnn Wheatley; daughter and son-in-law, Claunette (Perry) Morgan; brothers, Stanley Wheatley, Thomas Wheatley and Manual Wheatley and sisters, Talitha Hopkins and Irene Raffini; nine grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren, two step-grandchildren and four step-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 6 to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Rehoboth Baptist Church Christian Life Center or The American Cancer Society. Arrangements are in the care of Hopkins Funeral Home. Sign the guestbook at AugustaChronicle.com
The Augusta Chronicle-February 23, 2008
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