Mr. Charles Edward Wheeler, 67, of Columbus, GA, passed on Sunday, January 12, 2020 in Columbus, GA.

Funeral service will be Friday, January 17, 2020 at Pine Hill Missionary Baptist Church with Rev. J.C. Fryer, pastor; Pastor Oscar Daise, officiating. Interment will follow in Sunset Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be Thursday, January 16, 2020 from 12-7 p.m. EST.

Mr. Wheeler was born January 31, 1952 in Troy, AL to the late Odell Collins and the late Inez Wheeler Ryles. He served in the United States Marine Corp and was a professional truck driver for 35 years.

His survivors include his wife, Florene Wheeler; four children, Nichole (Rufus) Smith, Anthony (Amanda) Wheeler, Angela (Hiram) Solomon and Loraine (Jerome) Jones; four sisters, Edith Porch, Sandra Miles, Lucille Thomas and Rosa Stewart; two brothers, Thomas (Linda) Wheeler and Willie Collins; a host of grandchildren, great- grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.