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Submitted: 4/27/21 • Approved: 4/28/21 • Last Updated: 5/1/21 • R413623-G413622-S3
September 18, 1968-October 28, 1998
“My Leeah”
Photo/information, courtesy of Edith Guynes Stanley
*Obituary
FRITCH - Leeah Howard Wheeler, 30, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 1998.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Church of Christ in Borger with Brian Boverie and Richard Kasko officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Garden in Westlawn Memorial Park by Minton / Chatwell Funeral Directors.
Mrs. Wheeler was born in Borger and had been a lifetime resident of the area. She was a homemaker and member of Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her daughter, Chanie Ranee Wheeler, in January.
Survivors include her husband, Mike Wheeler; her parents, Patsy and Bob Sims of Fritch; four brothers, Michael Sims of Austin, Terry Sims of Amarillo, Kelley Sims of Lubbock and Tim Hartel of Gruver; a sister, Dean Ott of Fritch; and her grandmother, Mrs. Merle Howard of Borger.
The family is staying at 1006 Brenhan in Fritch. The Wheeler family will be staying at the Watson residence at 1319 E. Sanford.
They suggest memorials be to the American Diabetes Foundation.
(Published in Amarillo Globe News - November 1, 1998)
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Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997
Name: Leeah Denise Howard
Date of Birth: 18 Sep 1968
Gender: Female
Birth County: Hutchinson
Father's name: David Lee Howard
Mother's name: Patsy Fae Wheless
Roll Number: 1968_0007
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: Leeah Denise Howard
[Leeah Howard]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 18 Sep 1968
Birth Place: Borger, Texas
Death Date: 29 Oct 1998
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Additional Information: Birth record established before age of 5.
Notes: 05 Feb 1985: Name listed as LEEAH DENISE HOWARD; 31 Oct 1998: Name listed as LEEAH HOWARD
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