Ruth Irene Wheeler

Ruth I. Wheeler, age 89, of Powell, passed away Saturday, December 22, 2012 at North Knoxville Medical Center. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Powell. She was interested in crafts, visiting with her friends, and loved to cook for her family. She also worked with her husband in the Karate School and was a sixth degree black belt. She was preceded in death by husband Allen Wheeler, daughter June Harrison, son Ben Wheeler, parents Emerson and Anna Hunter, and seven siblings. Survivors include daughter Carolyn Vineyard and husband Steven of Knoxville, son Neil Wheeler wife Jane of Etowah, TN, ten grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, sisters-in-law Edna Hunter and Gladys Hunter, numerous nieces and nephews, special friends Jamie Schmid and Chuck Reynolds, as well as many other friends and loved ones. Funeral services will be held 7 PM Wednesday at Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City Chapel with Rev. Jim Waddell officiating. Family and friends will meet 2:30 PM Thursday at Bookwalter Cemetery for interment at 3 PM. The family will receive friends 5-7 PM Wednesday at Mynatt Funeral Home Fountain City.