Lizzie Mae Wheeler was born September 9, 1954 to the late Morris Bell and Thelma Jones in Mitchell County, Georgia.

Lizzie Wheeler confessed to CHRIST at an early age and joined the New Hope Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a father member, serving on the Usher Ministry.

Lizzie attended school in Pelham, Georgia.  She worked many years at Coats & Clark and Equity Group Division until her health began to fail and then her job was housework and babysitting her grandchildren.

Lizzie departed this life on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at her home.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by siblings, Jerome Bell, May Day Jones, Jr., Joseph Jones, Rosie Mae Brown, as well as her husband, Johnny Claude Wheeler, whom she married on May 11, 1974.

Lizzie leaves to cherish her loving memories, children, Teresa (Jack) Jones of Stafford, Virginia, Latosha (Craig) Wheeler of Tampa, Florida, Travis (Tonya) Wheeler of Pelham, Georgia, Jason (Joynetta) Wheeler of Ochlocknee, Georgia; siblings, J. W. Jones of Ruskin, Florida, Larry (Cynthia) Walker of Thomasville, Georgia, Melvin (Shirley) Jones of Albany, Georgia, Willie Mae Jones of Pelham, Georgia, Jimmie (Mary) Jones of Chesapeake, Virginia; brothers-in-love, Jimmie (Carolyn) Wheeler of Moultrie, Georgia, Freddie (Gwen) Wheeler of Camilla, Georgia, Howard (Angela) Wheeler, James (Sheree) Wheeler of Albany, Georgia; sisters-in-love, Vila (Johnny) Atkins, Malinda (Cleo) Shinard, Lynette Spence of Albany, Georgia, Hattie (Carl) Drakes of Camilla, Georgia; eighteen grandchildren; seven great grandchildren; a loving and devoted friend, Patricia Spence of Pelham, Georgia.