Cover photo for Samuel Ray Wheless's Obituary
Samuel Ray Wheless Profile Photo
1950 Samuel 2020

Samuel Ray Wheless

February 7, 1950 — May 26, 2020

Lexington

Samuel Ray Wheless, 70, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020. Born in Athens and life long resident of Oglethorpe County, Ray was the son of the late Joseph H. Wheless and Lula Catherine Thomas Wheless. Ray was retired from the Oglethorpe County School System where he worked as a teacher, guidance counselor, assistant principle and in adult education. He was a graduate of the University of Georgia and a member and deacon of Sandy Cross Baptist Church.

Survivors include four siblings: Evelyn Carlisle of Athens, Willie Lee Nation of Crawford, Thomas (Chong S.) Wheless of Lexington and Kay (Mike) Smith of Union Point and several nieces, nephews and extended family.

A graveside service will be held Saturday, May 30, 2020 at 2PM at Sandy Cross Cemetery.

Lord and Stephens Funeral Home, EAST, 4355 Lexington Road, Athens, GA is in charge of arrangements. www.lordandstephens.com

To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Samuel Ray Wheless, please visit our flower store.

Service Schedule

Past Services

Graveside Service

Saturday, May 30, 2020

Starts at 2:00 pm (Eastern time)

Sandy Cross Cemetery

Billy White Road, GA 30627

Enter your phone number above to have directions sent via text. Standard text messaging rates apply.

Guestbook

Visits: 0

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the
Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

Service map data © OpenStreetMap contributors

Send Flowers

Send Flowers

Plant A Tree

Plant A Tree