Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....WHEELER, CHRISTIE SIMS June 21, 2017
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News Star World- June 24, 2017
CHRISTIE SIMS WHEELER

Christie Sims Wheeler, a creator, a nurturer, a force, a light, and an 
inspiration, left this world for a bright new world on June, 21, 2017. She 
was born on January 13, 1964, to Ralph and Gail Sims. Christie graduated 
from Ouachita High School and from Northeast Louisiana University with a 
B.A. in Psychology and a Master's degree in Special Education. Christie 
taught school for a year in Columbia, Louisiana, then worked with special 
needs children and later with pregnant and parenting teens in Bryan, Texas. 
She devoted herself full time to parenting her children for a number of 
years, which was her first priority. However, possessing a number of 
extraordinary gifts, she also operated a business from home creating a 
children's line of clothes and later sewing window treatments and bedding. 
Around 2005, she then decided to become a real estate agent and took to it 
like a fish to water, learning from the great folks at Lincoln Realty before 
becoming one of the top selling agents in Ruston within a year or two. In 
2011, she joined Keller Williams Realty in Monroe. Within a short time, 
Christie became the Team Leader of that market center. She devoted herself 
fully to learning about leadership and accomplishing personal goals, and was 
known for helping many others to achieve their goals.

Christie was preceded in death by her father, Ralph Sims, and two baby boys, 
Jeremiah and Isaiah, who were born too early. She had also lost her father-
in-law, James Wheeler, and a sister-in-law, Janice Sims, in the past few 
years. She is survived by her husband, David Wheeler; her daughter Hannah 
and husband, Connor Nichols; daughter Gabrielle; and son Noah; her mother 
Gail Sims; her brother Rusty Sims; her sister Robin Sims; her mother-in-law 
Estelle Wheeler; and precious nieces, nephews, a great-nephew, and two 
great-nieces (one who just recently came into the world).

Christie was a person who seemed meek and mild initially, but people quickly 
learned that she was strong and purposeful, a quiet force to be reckoned 
with. She was smart, faithful, loyal, hard-working, and goal oriented; and 
she had so many other amazing qualities that gained the respect of her 
family, friends, and entire communities. She will be missed terribly; 
however, her legacy will live on. Christie greatly desired to make a mark on 
this world, and she did that in many remarkable ways.

A Memorial Celebration Service will be held at the Bridge Church in Ruston 
on Sunday, June 25th at 2:00 pm under the direction of Kilpatrick Funeral 
Home of Ruston. The family will enjoy visiting with family and friends after 
the service at the church. Memorials may be made to Family Legacy, an 
organization providing homes, education, camps, and many kinds of support 
for the orphans and children of Zambia. Mail checks to Family Legacy, Suite 
252, 5005 West Royal Lane; Irving, Texas 75063. Indicate on Memo: Christie 
Wheeler Memorial Fund.

Online condolences may be made to the family at 
www.kilpatrickfuneralhomes.com

Kilpatrick Funeral Home

Ruston, LA


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