Royce L. Wheatley

ROYCE L. WHEATLEY

Royce L. Wheatley (Roy) was born to the late Mark and Hattie Wheatley on May 22, 1951.  He was the last of nine children and attended school in the Benton Louisiana School District.  Roy accepted Christ at an early age and attended Aimwell Church in Benton, La, which he considered home even after moving to Kansas City.  He met and married Louise Johnson and together two beautiful children were born.  Roy’s concern and willingness to help others went far beyond his profession as a custodian and moving assistant.  He was employed with Roe’s Moving Company for 32 years.  Preceding him in death parents Mark and Hattie Wheatley; four siblings: Sister Mary Louise Wheatley; brothers Willie Wheatley, Herbert Wheatley all from (Houston, Tx.) and Sister Jessie Lee Harris (Dallas Tx.) Roy leaves to cherish his memory son, Roy Wheatley Jr. (Josalyn), of Houston, Texas; daughter Belinda Wheatley; four grandchildren: Thaquille, Lasherrik, Artavious, Jilon of Bossier City, La., and Chelsea Elyssia (Houston Tx.); four siblings: brother Booker T. Wheatley (Mary) of Houston, Tx; sisters Dorothy Jackson (Kansas City, Mo.), Lucille Roe (Horace) (Kansas City, Ks.) and Bessie Wheatley (Dallas, Tx.). Special friend Alecia Davis (Kansas City, Mo.); Surrogate Mother Ida Bell King (Kansas City, Mo.) and a host of nephews, nieces, cousins and close friends.  Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at Aimwell Baptist Church 16135 Hwy 157 in Benton, Louisiana 71064.  Interment Aimwell Baptist Church Cemetery. 

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