Bonnie Wheat

SERVICES: 11:00 AM Monday, December 28, 2009, at Carmichael-Whatley Colonial Chapel in Pampa, Texas, with Rev. D. D. "Buddy" Wheat, her son, and pastor of Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church of Mifflintown and East Waterford Presbyterian Church of East Waterford, officiating.BURIAL: Memory Gardens Cemetery in Pampa, under the direction of Carmichael-Whatley Funeral Directors of Pampa.BIOGRAPHY: Mrs. Wheat was born March 10, 1921 in Hopkins County, Texas to Valentine and Minnie Selina Tabor Wheat. She was a 1939 graduate of Miller Grove High School in Miller Grove, Texas. During World War II, she served her country in the capacity of a quality control inspector of five-inch naval gun ammunition at the Red River Arsenal Plant in Red River, Texas. She married Dewey D. Wheat, Sr., on October 23, 1948 in Mission, Texas. He preceded her in death on January 18, 1974. She came to Pampa in June of 1960 from the Rio Grande Valley. She and her husband owned and operated Wheat's Jewelry Store in Pampa, Texas, after which she worked at various grocery stores in the Pampa area. Bonnie enjoyed cut work embroidery, watching Fox TV news, and doing word find puzzles. Since moving to Mifflintown, she found that scenic Pennsylvania gave her great joy, especially the local sights of Juniata County and Gettysburg. Most of all, she loved people, no matter where she met them.She was currently a member of the Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, Academia, and a former member of the Miller Grove United Methodist Church, Miller Grove, Texas. She also held memberships with the Pampa Chapter #65 Order of the Eastern Star, Pampa Epsilon Sigma Alpha Sorority, and the VFW Post 1657, Pampa Post Ladies Auxiliary. SURVIVORS: 2 sons: Rev. D. D. "Buddy" Wheat, Jr. (Colonel, U. S. Army, retired) and his wife Gayle Miller Wheat of Mifflintown, and Joe Don Wheat of New Orleans, Louisiana; a brother: David Wheat of Mabank, Texas; a sister: Della Lone of Sulphur Springs, Texas; 3 grandchildren: Jason S. Thomas and wife Sharon, Justin S. Fortner and Jeffrey S. Fortner, all of Pampa, Texas; and 5 great-grandchildren. Bonnie was preceded in death by 4 brothers: Jefferson Wheat, Asberry Wheat, Alvin Wheat, and John Wheat; and 3 sisters: Velma Pippin, Rose Wenglasz and Emily Wheat, in infancy.MEMORIALS: Lower Tuscarora Presbyterian Church, 54 Church Road, Mifflintown, Pennsylvania 17058, or the Miller Grove United Methodist Church, attn: Mary Lou Akins, 14480 FM 1567, West Cumby, Texas 75433.