Wesley Gene Wheeler, 38, of Jacksonville, Ark., died Monday, Oct. 31, 2005, in Hot Springs, Ark. He was born April 12, 1967, in Bloomfield, to Larry Lee and Glenda Gordon Wheeler.

He was preceded in death by his father.

Survivors include his mother, Glenda Koser of Jacksonville, Ark.; three brothers, Clinton Wheeler of Jacksonville, Richard Wheeler and Curtis Dore, all of Tacoma, Wash.; two sisters, Vera Porter of Jacksonville and Alanna Jenkins of Lonoke, Ark.

Graveside services were held today, Friday, Nov. 4, 2005, at Essex Cemetery.

Gross Funeral Home of Hot Springs, Ark., was in charge of local arrangements.