Richard Wayne Wheatley

	Richard Wayne Wheatley, 67, Sesser, passed away Saturday, November 2, 2002 at 6:25 a.m. at Parkview Care Center in West Frankfort.
	Mr. Wheatley was a Coal Miner and of the Baptist Faith.  He was a lifetime member of the VFW in Sesser.  He was a U.S. Navy Veteran of the Korean War.
	He was born September 6, 1935 in DuQuoin, the son of Dean and Josephine Wheatley.  He married Janice Illeen Martin and she preceded him in death on February 13, 2001.
	Surviving are his daughter-in-law, Frankie Wheatley of Valier; two sons, James Wright of Sesser and John Wright of Tampa, Fla.; five grandchildren, Arielle Wheatley, John Wheatley, Krista Furlow, Neika Wright and Monica Wright; four brothers and one sister.
	He was preceded in death by one son, Shane Wheatley and one brother.
	Funeral services were Tuesday, November 5 at 1 p.m. at Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser with Bro. Woody Wilson officiating.  Interment was in Maple Hill Cemetery.
	Friends called after 6 p.m. Monday at Brayfield-Gilbert Funeral Home in Sesser.
