Jerry Lawrence Wheaton, 78, of Harrison, died Wednesday, Dec. 2 (2020). Funeral is 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the First Baptist Church in Harrison. Interment will be in Maple Leaf Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-Christeson Funeral Home.
Jerry Lawrence Wheaton, 78, of Harrison, died at Hillcrest Home in Harrison Wednesday, Dec. 2 (2020). Funeral is 11 a.m., Saturday, Dec. 5, at the First Baptist Church in Harrison, with Rob Davis officiating. Interment will be in Maple Leaf Cemetery. Arrangements by Roller-Christeson Funeral Home.
The son of the late Fern (Paxton) and Lawrence Wheaton, he was born in western Kansas on Nov. 30, 1942. After moving to Harrison in 1975, he began a long career teaching at North Arkansas College. He took a class on woodcarving, which led to a 34-year career in woodcarving at Silver Dollar City in Branson. He attended the First Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school and served as a deacon. He was active in the community by serving as a Gideon and on the boards of the Special Services School and K-Life. He also enjoyed serving as a Little League coach and Boy Scout leader.
He is survived by two sisters, Carolyn Carlson and Shirley Holdeman; three children, Sandy Wheaton, Kathrine Duffus and Larry Wheaton; four grandchildren and other relatives.
Honorary pallbearers are Larry Hodnet, Larry Brandt, Charles Ezell, Ralph Guynn, Harlan Pollock and Sam Alexander.
