Breckinridge County KyArchives Obituaries.....Wheatley, Thomas Anthony 2017
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Dana Brown http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00005.html#0001067 October 31, 2017, 12:09 pm

Burns Funeral Home
Thomas Anthony Wheatley, age 89, passed away 
on April 14, 2017 in Cumming Georgia.  Thomas 
Wheatley was born on March 6, 1928 in 
Hardinsburg KY. He married the love of his life, 
Joyce Dyer
 
Wheatley in 1948. They spent 67 years together 
before her passing in 2016. Thomas was preceded 
in death by his wife, Joyce, his parents, his 
brothers, Bobby, Jody, Charlie, Pat, and 
Leo and his sister, Marty.
He is survived by his three children, Glenda 
Isaacs (Tad) of Dahlonega GA, Jim Wheatley (Linda) of 
Nicholasville, KY and Janet Simms (Dan) of 
Duluth GA. He is also survived by 7 grandchildren, 
8 great-grandchildren and his sisters MaryAnn 
Johnson of Hardinsburg, KY and Ursula Alexander 
of Louisville KY Tom was a loving husband, 
father, grandfather and great grandfather. 
He was known for his warm smile, his friendly 
personality, his enthusiasm for living life 
to the fullest. He was always surrounded by 
friends.  Tom began his career with PPG and 
Ditzler Automotive Finishes in 1962. He advanced 
from a salesperson to National sales manager. 
His job took him many places, but he always 
knew that he wanted to one day, return to the 
area he was born to be near friends and family. 
After 30 years with PPG, he retired and he and Joyce 
returned to Breckenridge County. They bought 
the old Pate House and spent years remolding 
it and making it their home. Over the years, 
they entertained hundreds of guests in their home. 
One of their favorite things was sitting on 
their front porch swing, watching the sun set 
over the Ohio River. They enjoyed traveling. 
They purchased a motor home and traveled to 
every state except Alaska and Hawaii.

Tom was an active member of his community. He 
served two terms as Mayor of Cloverport. He was a member of 
the Cloverport City Council, and County 
Extension Service. He served on the City Health 
Clinic Advisory Board, 
the County Industrial Board and the Breckenridge
Memorial Hospital Board. He was a founding 
member of the Cloverport Main Street Program 
and lobbied to secure many government grants 
for the town’s renovation projects. He was a 
member of the Lincoln Trail Area Development 
District Board of Directors and received their annual 
Palmer (Pete) Peterson Memorial Award for 
outstanding member in 2005. He was awarded 
The American Hometown Leadership Award in 1999. 
He was a member of the Kentucky Antique Car Club, 
The Knights of Columbus and the Saint Rose Catholic 
Church Council. He was also a Kentucky Colonel.

The family will receive friends Monday, April 
17, 2017 from 5:00-8:00 (Central Time) at Cloverport 
Funeral Home, 208 East Main Street Cloverport, 
Kentucky. A Rosary Service will be 7:00 pm at the 
funeral home. Funeral services will be at 10:00 AM 
(Central Time) on Tuesday April 18 at St. Rose of 
Lima Church 118 Chestnut Street, in Cloverport, KY 
with Father Dan Kreutzer officiating with a burial 
at Calvary Cemetery. A lunch reception will follow the 
funeral at St. Rose Church.  In lieu of flowers, 
donations may be made to the Cloverport Area 
Lion’s Club, 302 East Main Street Cloverport, 
KY 40111

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