Georgia Ruth (Blackmon) Wheeler, 88, of Springtown, Texas, passed away peacefully on August 27, 2025 at 7:22 p.m. surrounded by the love of her family. Born on July 16, 1937, in Agnes, Texas, she was raised with strong Christian values that shaped her life and the many lives she touched. Graveside Service: 10 a.m., Thursday, September 4, 2025 at Springtown Cemetery, Springtown, Texas Visitation: 6 to 8 p.m., Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at White\u2019s Funeral Home Chapel in Springtown, Texas. Celebration of Life, 12:00 p. m., Thursday, September 4, 2025, Hilltop Church, Springtown, Texas. (Family and friends are warmly invited to attend and join us in remembering her remarkable life.) Georgia married the late John Leatherwood Sr., in August of 1953, and later shared her life with her beloved husband, the late Elmer Wheeler, whom she married on March 4, 1983, in Parker County, Texas. She was preceded in death by Elmer, as well as three of her bonus sons, Thomas Lee Wheeler, Billy Wayne Wheeler, and Michael Wheeler. She is survived by her sister, Joyce Christie; her eight biological children with John Leatherwood Sr.: Cora Sue Nelson, John E Leatherwood Jr., Kathy Burdett, Beatrice Burgess, Betty Todd, Velvea Lynn White, Elizabeth Lewis, and Dorothy Williams; and her bonus children from her marriage to Elmer Wheeler: Patsy Smith, Lois Tuttle, Eugene Wheeler, and Mary Ramirez. She is also survived by many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren, along with countless others who came into her life and were welcomed as her own. Georgia was a woman of remarkable strength and faith. As a child, she worked in the cotton fields and was only able to attend school half the year between second and eighth grade, yet she taught herself to read and write. She later worked many years on the night shift as a manager at 7-Eleven, all while raising her children as a single parent, proving time and again that she could do anything she set her mind to. Known as a caretaker, peacemaker, and the matriarch of her family, Georgia embodied love in action. She loved her garden, had the voice of a beautiful singer, and carried wisdom that continues to guide her family. Her faith was the foundation of her life. She often quoted John 3:16: \u201cFor God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.\u201d She found comfort in Psalm 23: \u201cThe Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want.\u201d and in Matthew 6:34: \u201cTherefore do not worry about tomorrow, for tomorrow will worry about itself. Each day has enough trouble of its own.\u201d In her final moments, the last verse she recalled was John 5:8: \u201cGet up, pick up your mat and walk.\u201d Fittingly, her favorite book of the Bible was Ruth, which she said gave her strength through many of life\u2019s challenges. Georgia had a way of sharing advice that stayed with you. She once told her granddaughter, \u201cWhen you\u2019re driving and you look in the rearview mirror, you see what\u2019s behind you. That\u2019s called hindsight. If we all had a rearview mirror, we\u2019d learn from our mistakes.\u201d It was one of many pieces of wisdom she gifted her family, along with her laughter, her stories, and her unshakable presence. Her favorite saying, passed down from her father, reflected both her humor and her strength: \u201cBeauty is skin deep, but ugly is to the bone. Beauty may fade, but ugly holds its own. I guess I\u2019ll be here for a long time.\u201d Georgia was beautiful inside and out. She was fierce, compassionate, funny, and tough. She loved with her whole heart, worried over every member of her family, and never failed to open her home to those in need, so long as they respected her rules. Georgia Wheeler leaves behind a legacy of love, resilience, faith, and family that will live on for generations. She was more than a mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and great-great-grandmother, she was an inspiration.<\/p>\n
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