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James Everett Wheeler 1947-2026

January 12, 2026

James Everrett Wheeler, 78, of Ashland, Ky passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2026 at Boyd Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was born March 28, 1947 in Ashland, Ky a son of the late James Alpha and Hazel Pennington Wheeler. He worked for over twenty-five years for Kings Daughters Medical Center and when he was able attended Old Oak Springs United Baptist Church. He is preceded in death in addition to his parents by three sisters Brenda Wheeler, Sharon Kay Delawder, and Lavona Faye Alexander, and a brother Paul Alpha Wheeler. He is survived by two brothers Gerry Lee Wheeler of Ashland, Ky and Clyde William Wheeler of Ashland, Ky, and three sisters Janet Marie Hall of Ashland, Ky, Vurla Christine Branham of Catlettsburg, Ky, and Rosemary Hall of Grayson, Ky. Funeral services for James will be conducted Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at 1:00 P.M. at the Lazear Funeral Home Chapel in Ashland with burial to follow in Golden Oaks Memorial Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home one hour before the service Wednesday. Lazear Funeral Home is both honored and privileged to have been entrusted with the care of Mr. Wheeler.

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