Doyle Wheat, 81, of Rector died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, at the VA Hospital in Memphis.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Helen Wheat, on Dec. 30, 2003; his parents, Oscar Lloyd and Audrie (Eagle) Wheat, and two sisters, Murel McDaniel and Christine Wheat.

He was a life-long resident of this area, a World War II Navy veteran and a member of Eastside Holly Island Church in Rector and attended Sunnyside Baptist Church in Dewitt.

Survivors include four sons, Dillard Wheat of Ontario; Danny Wheat of Rector; Doyne Wheat of Cordova, Tenn., and David Wheat of Locust Grove; two brothers, Jearl Wheat and Bob Wheat, both of Rector, 13 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 26, at Irby Funeral Home Chapel in Rector with Bro. John Young and Bro. Kenny Smith officiating. Interment was in Woodland Heights Cemetery in Rector.

Pallbearers were Dillard, Danny, Doyne, Jeffery and Craig Wheat and Dale Guthrie.