Katherine Phillips Wheeler

KATHERINE PHILLIPS WHEELER, age 92, of Dandridge, TN passed away on Sunday, November 26, 2017 at West Hills Nursing Home in Knoxville, TN. Mrs. Wheeler has been in assisted care facilities for many years. She was a lifelong member of the Historic French Broad Baptist Church and Dandridge (Oak Grove) community. She was a caring and compassionate person and will be dearly missed. She was preceded in death by husband, Virgil L. Wheeler; parents, George and Fannie Brown Phillips; sister, Pauline Phillips Cox; and brother, George Phillips Jr. Survived by sister, Agnes Phillips Blazier, New Market; daughter, Lonna Smith, Knoxville; son, Ronnie (Camille) Wheeler, Sevierville; grandson, Jeffrey (Robyn) Smith; great-grandsons, Jake and Jackson Smith, Knoxville. The family extends a special thanks to caregiver Ailcy Collins for many years of loving care. A private interment service was held on Wednesday, November 29, 2017 at Hillcrest Memorial Cemetery in Dandridge with Reverend Ronald Wine officiating. In lieu of flowers the family suggests that memorial be made to H.A.B.I.T (Human Animal Bond in Tennessee), 2407 River Dr. Room A205, Knoxville, TN or the Jefferson Co. Humane Society, P.O. Box 653, Jefferson City, TN 37760 or the charity of your choice. ARRANGEMENTS BY FARRAR FUNERAL HOME, DANDRIDGE, TN www.farrarfuneralhome.com