Wheeler, Lois Arlene

1936 - 2007  (70 years)

• Name	Wheeler, Lois Arlene
  Birth	22 Feb 1936	Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Census		1940 Census, Clay City (Village), Clay County, Illinois, page 01b 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 03, page 01b The writing in the 1940 Federal census for Clay City, Illinois is sometimes difficult to read. Ancestry.com has attempted to index this census, but there are many transcription errors.
  Reference Number	WHEE.L001
  _FGRAVE	19224080
  Death	9 Feb 2007	Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma   [2]
  Burial	Sunnyside Cemetery, Lahoma, Garfield County, Oklahoma
  Person ID	I17189	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	14 Jan 2025

  
  

  Father	Wheeler, Myrel Victor,   b. 23 Mar 1912, Illinois d. 7 Sep 1986, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Vail, Freda LouVeda,   b. 3 Nov 1916, Stanford Township, Clay County, Illinois d. 5 Jun 1986, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	15 Jun 1935  [1, 3]
  Family ID	F1805	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Eastin, Joseph Dwain,   b. 23 Jun 1934, Bible Grove, Clay County, Illinois d. 6 Oct 2004, Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma (Age 70 years)
  Family ID	F19335	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 22 Feb 1936 - Flora, Clay County, Illinois Death - 9 Feb 2007 - Enid, Garfield County, Oklahoma Burial - - Sunnyside Cemetery, Lahoma, Garfield County, Oklahoma  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Notes

  Lois was born Feb. 22, 1936, in Flora, Ill., to Myrel Victor and Freda Louveda Vail Wheeler, and died Friday, Feb. 9, 2007, at her home. Lois grew up and attended school in the Flora area. She worked for the Four Sisters Sewing Machine Company. Later in the 1950's Lois worked cutting broom corn and picking cotton. On Sept. 29, 1953, she married Joseph D. Eastin in Shawneetown, Ill. Together in the 1950's they opened up and operated the Little Diner in Flora. It was in operation for about 5 years. They then moved to Enid in the 1970's where Lois helped open and operate Lot-a-Burger. They also operated the Nashville Tavern for 5 years. She was the record keeper for her husbands Oil Field Exploration business which was a sub-contractor for a larger oil business. Lois was a member of the American Legion Auxillary and was active in supporting military functions, played bingo, worked at crafting and loved computer games. She is survived by 2 daughters and a son, 3 sisters, 10 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Lois was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, a brother, and a sister.

  
  

• Sources

  [S254] Ancestry.com, 1940 United States Federal Census, Clay City, Clay County, Illinois, (District 13-3) (Village), image 03, page 1b, (https://www.ancestry.com/interactive/2442/M-T0627-00769-00053?backurl=http%3a%2f%2fsearch.ancestry.com%2fsearch%2fdb.asp), none. (Reliability: 2). [S1628] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Mayberry, Vera Louise, 70, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/51260026/vera-louise-mayberry), none. (Reliability: 2). [S4171] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Wheeler, Freda L. and Myrel V., (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/5023298/freda-louveda-wheeler), none. (Reliability: 2).