Robert Wheeler Obituary

Robert Wheeler

July 24, 1946 - April 23, 2024

Clinton, Missouri - Robert Simmons Wheeler, of Clinton, Missouri, died Tuesday morning, April 23, 2024 at Research Medical Center, Kansas City, MO.

Robert was born July 24, 1946 to Waldo P. and Pauline Simmons Wheeler in Windsor, MO.

Robert always enjoyed people and from that came seemingly countless friendships he enjoyed through life.

Robert was an Eagle Boy Scout and active in sports, including his high school team's win over the legendary coach Bud Lathrop's Raytown South team.

In 1968 Robert graduated University of Missouri.

He then worked three years as a marketing representative for Standard Oil of Indiana for their fertilizer and other agricultural products, working out of Marion, IL. He then went into the cattle business on his own and later worked for Citizens State Bank of Clinton/Hawthorn Bank retiring there in 2003.

From 1980 to 1986 he was married to Pamela Hammack and was a dear father to her daughter, Mindy Price.

Robert was a member of First Baptist Church of Clinton, serving as treasurer for several years. He was a member of the Clinton Rotary Club and involved in other area civic activities.

Robert is survived by step-daughter Mindy Price and brothers John Wheeler, Riverside, MO and Schuyler Wheeler, Columbia, MO.

The funeral service will be held Saturday, April 27, 2024 at First Baptist Church, 1531 N. Vansant Rd., Clinton, Missouri, followed by burial at Laurel Oak Cemetery on Highway E in Windsor, Missouri. Family will receive friends 9:30 to 11:30 AM at the church preceding the funeral.

Any memorial contributions may be left to the First Baptist Church Endowment Fund #2 in care of Vansant-Mills funeral home, Clinton, Missouri.