Onie D Wheeler died May 26 1984, age 62 in Davidson CO TN. He was a resident of Wilson CO TN. He was married.
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Onie Wheeler was a singer, songwriter and musician in country and bluegrass music. Known best as a harmonica player he recorded for Columbia, Sun and several lesser record companies between 1955 and 1973. He also worked with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and recorded with them. He collapsed and died of a heart attack while onstage.
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U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Onie Wheeler
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1921
Death Date: 26 May 1984
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Jan 1940
Release Date 1: 30 Mar 1945
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1930 Dunklin CO Mo - Kennett, Daniel W Wheeler, age 52, Ella, age 17, Luca, age 16, Ona D, age 8, Evert, age 11. Daniel Wheeler was married to Clara 1920 census.
1940 Honolulu, Hawaii - Wahiawa Island - Oahu, Schofield Barracks
D. Onie Wheeler, age 18 Lived in Missouri in 1935
Street: Company K
Sheet Number: 99B
institution: 35th Infantry
Occupation: Private
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Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Onie Wheeler
Gender: Male
Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Jean Crowe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 13 May 1946
Event Type: Marriage Bond
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U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: B Jean Wheeler
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: Same
Residence Place: Sikeston, Missouri
Spouse: Onie D Wheeler
Publication Title: Sikeston, Missouri, City Directory, 1955
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Submitted by J L simpson
Suggested edit: Onie was a member of Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys,from 1962 until his death in 1984.
Onie joined the US Army at age 18,and was stationed at Pearl Harbor,when it was attacked by Japan.
Onie injured his fingers in the Army,limiting his guitar picking,to play in an Open G chord,and bar chord the guitar.
He repaired instruments in his spare time off the Opry.
Has a Brick with his Name on it in a Military Honor Pathway in Sherman,MO. (ST Louis County),where he resided before joining Roy Acuff's band and moving to Nashville. Member of the Stovalls Grove Wall of Fame. Recognized in Dunklin County for duty in Pearl Harbor.
Contributor: J.L. simpson - Find A Grave ID 47220958
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Onie Wheeler was a singer, songwriter and musician in country and bluegrass music. Known best as a harmonica player he recorded for Columbia, Sun and several lesser record companies between 1955 and 1973. He also worked with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and recorded with them. He collapsed and died of a heart attack while onstage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Onie Wheeler
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1921
Death Date: 26 May 1984
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Jan 1940
Release Date 1: 30 Mar 1945
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1930 Dunklin CO Mo - Kennett, Daniel W Wheeler, age 52, Ella, age 17, Luca, age 16, Ona D, age 8, Evert, age 11. Daniel Wheeler was married to Clara 1920 census.
1940 Honolulu, Hawaii - Wahiawa Island - Oahu, Schofield Barracks
D. Onie Wheeler, age 18 Lived in Missouri in 1935
Street: Company K
Sheet Number: 99B
institution: 35th Infantry
Occupation: Private
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Onie Wheeler
Gender: Male
Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Jean Crowe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 13 May 1946
Event Type: Marriage Bond
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: B Jean Wheeler
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: Same
Residence Place: Sikeston, Missouri
Spouse: Onie D Wheeler
Publication Title: Sikeston, Missouri, City Directory, 1955
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Submitted by J L simpson
Suggested edit: Onie was a member of Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys,from 1962 until his death in 1984.
Onie joined the US Army at age 18,and was stationed at Pearl Harbor,when it was attacked by Japan.
Onie injured his fingers in the Army,limiting his guitar picking,to play in an Open G chord,and bar chord the guitar.
He repaired instruments in his spare time off the Opry.
Has a Brick with his Name on it in a Military Honor Pathway in Sherman,MO. (ST Louis County),where he resided before joining Roy Acuff's band and moving to Nashville. Member of the Stovalls Grove Wall of Fame. Recognized in Dunklin County for duty in Pearl Harbor.
Contributor: J.L. simpson - Find A Grave ID 47220958
Onie D Wheeler died May 26 1984, age 62 in Davidson CO TN. He was a resident of Wilson CO TN. He was married.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Onie Wheeler was a singer, songwriter and musician in country and bluegrass music. Known best as a harmonica player he recorded for Columbia, Sun and several lesser record companies between 1955 and 1973. He also worked with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and recorded with them. He collapsed and died of a heart attack while onstage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Onie Wheeler
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1921
Death Date: 26 May 1984
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Jan 1940
Release Date 1: 30 Mar 1945
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1930 Dunklin CO Mo - Kennett, Daniel W Wheeler, age 52, Ella, age 17, Luca, age 16, Ona D, age 8, Evert, age 11. Daniel Wheeler was married to Clara 1920 census.
1940 Honolulu, Hawaii - Wahiawa Island - Oahu, Schofield Barracks
D. Onie Wheeler, age 18 Lived in Missouri in 1935
Street: Company K
Sheet Number: 99B
institution: 35th Infantry
Occupation: Private
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Onie Wheeler
Gender: Male
Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Jean Crowe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 13 May 1946
Event Type: Marriage Bond
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: B Jean Wheeler
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: Same
Residence Place: Sikeston, Missouri
Spouse: Onie D Wheeler
Publication Title: Sikeston, Missouri, City Directory, 1955
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Submitted by J L simpson
Suggested edit: Onie was a member of Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys,from 1962 until his death in 1984.
Onie joined the US Army at age 18,and was stationed at Pearl Harbor,when it was attacked by Japan.
Onie injured his fingers in the Army,limiting his guitar picking,to play in an Open G chord,and bar chord the guitar.
He repaired instruments in his spare time off the Opry.
Has a Brick with his Name on it in a Military Honor Pathway in Sherman,MO. (ST Louis County),where he resided before joining Roy Acuff's band and moving to Nashville. Member of the Stovalls Grove Wall of Fame. Recognized in Dunklin County for duty in Pearl Harbor.
Contributor: J.L. simpson - Find A Grave ID 47220958
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Onie Wheeler was a singer, songwriter and musician in country and bluegrass music. Known best as a harmonica player he recorded for Columbia, Sun and several lesser record companies between 1955 and 1973. He also worked with Lester Flatt and Earl Scruggs and recorded with them. He collapsed and died of a heart attack while onstage.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
Name: Onie Wheeler
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1921
Death Date: 26 May 1984
Branch 1: ARMY
Enlistment Date 1: 6 Jan 1940
Release Date 1: 30 Mar 1945
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
1930 Dunklin CO Mo - Kennett, Daniel W Wheeler, age 52, Ella, age 17, Luca, age 16, Ona D, age 8, Evert, age 11. Daniel Wheeler was married to Clara 1920 census.
1940 Honolulu, Hawaii - Wahiawa Island - Oahu, Schofield Barracks
D. Onie Wheeler, age 18 Lived in Missouri in 1935
Street: Company K
Sheet Number: 99B
institution: 35th Infantry
Occupation: Private
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Arkansas, County Marriages Index, 1837-1957
Name: Onie Wheeler
Gender: Male
Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Spouse's Name: Jean Crowe
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Residence: Jonesboro, Arkansas
Marriage Date: 13 May 1946
Event Type: Marriage Bond
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
U.S. City Directories, 1821-1989
Name: B Jean Wheeler
Gender: Female
Residence Year: 1955
Street Address: Same
Residence Place: Sikeston, Missouri
Spouse: Onie D Wheeler
Publication Title: Sikeston, Missouri, City Directory, 1955
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Submitted by J L simpson
Suggested edit: Onie was a member of Roy Acuff's Smokey Mountain Boys,from 1962 until his death in 1984.
Onie joined the US Army at age 18,and was stationed at Pearl Harbor,when it was attacked by Japan.
Onie injured his fingers in the Army,limiting his guitar picking,to play in an Open G chord,and bar chord the guitar.
He repaired instruments in his spare time off the Opry.
Has a Brick with his Name on it in a Military Honor Pathway in Sherman,MO. (ST Louis County),where he resided before joining Roy Acuff's band and moving to Nashville. Member of the Stovalls Grove Wall of Fame. Recognized in Dunklin County for duty in Pearl Harbor.
Contributor: J.L. simpson - Find A Grave ID 47220958
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