Leah Wheeler

Winter Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 9:00AM EST until December 14 at 7:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Snow expected. Total snow accumulations between 3 and 5 inches.
* WHERE...Portions of central and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 1 PM this afternoon to 7 AM EST Sunday.
* IMPACTS...Plan on slippery road conditions.

Cold Weather Advisory issued December 13 at 2:21AM EST until December 15 at 11:00AM EST by NWS Wilmington OH (details ...)

* WHAT...Very cold wind chills as low as 10 to 15 below zero expected.
* WHERE...Portions of east central and southeast Indiana, northeast and northern Kentucky, and central, south central, southwest, and west central Ohio.
* WHEN...From 7 PM this evening to 11 AM EST Monday.
* IMPACTS...The cold wind chills as low as 15 below zero could result in hypothermia or frostbite if precautions are not taken.

Saturday, November 3rd, 2007

Leah Wheeler

Leah June Wheeler, 82, 1629 Treaty Line Road, Portland, Ind., died Nov. 1, 2007, at her residence.

She was born Nov. 6, 1924, in Jay County to Dorsey and Garnet Beatrice Doty Atha. On May 29, 1940, she married Milo W. Ludy, who died June 6, 1944. On Jan. 23, 1946, she married Lloyd V. Wheeler, who died Feb. 4, 1984.

Surviving are a son, Jerry (Marina), Portland; a daughter, Pam (Rex) Clevenger, Portland; a brother, Lee (Mary) Atha, Portland; a sister, Marie Schooley, Portland; two grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

She was a maintenance employee of Jay County High School from 1980 to 1990 and also worked at Sheller Globe. She was a member of Mary Help of Christian Catholic Church, Fort Recovery, and American Legion Post 211 Auxiliary, Portland.

Services are 11 a.m. Monday at Portland Chapel of the Williamson and Spencer Funeral Home, the Rev. Thomas Dorn officiating. Burial is at Antioch Cemetery, southeast of Portland.

Calling is 2-6 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Memorials can be made to State of the Heart Home Health and Hospice.

Online condolences can be made at www.williamsonspencer.com

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