Beatrice J. Wheeler, 75, formerly of the Butler Arbors, died at 6:45 p.m. Wednesday at the Chicora Medical Center.

Born in Butler, Feb. 5, 1930, she was the daughter of Earl L. and Mary Maxine Leight Wheeler.

She was a homemaker and a member of the Grace @ Calvary Lutheran Church.

Surviving are her companion, Peter Natalucci of Chicora Medical Center; a daughter, Patricia Dorris of Vancouver, Wash.; two sons, Theodore W. Bolton III of Oregon, City, Ore., and Tim A. Bolton of Houston; and a sister, Mrs. Virginia Lokovich of Butler. Eleven grandchildren, two nieces and two nephews also survive.

<B>WHEELER</B> — Friends of Beatrice J. Wheeler, who died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2005, will be received from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday at the THOMPSON-MILLER FUNERAL HOME, 124 E. North St. Services will follow at 1 p.m. Friday at the funeral home with the Rev. Karl Schoch officiating. Burial will be at the North Side Cemetery.Information also is available at www.thompson-miller.com.