Ronnie Dale Wheatley, son of the late Arthur Edward Wheatley and Betty Rose Kirby Wheatley, was born on February 18, 1968, in Aurora, Illinois, and departed this life on August 7, 2024, in Benton, Missouri at the age of 56 years.

Mr. Wheatley was a truck driver for Delta Growers Association and Delta Concrete. He enjoyed camping, fishing, and anything outdoors. He had attended the Lighthouse Christian Church in Dexter.

On June 11, 2005 he was united in marriage to Pamela Waldo in East Prairie, Missouri. Mrs. Wheatley survives of their home in Benton.

Along with his wife, he is survived by two sons, Vito Waldo and fiancé Johannah, of Benton, Missouri, Nicholas Waldo and wife Somer, of Rolla, Missouri; by one daughter, Rose Green and husband Michael, of Martin, TN; by four brothers, Bobby Wheatley and wife, Linda, Danny Wheatley, and wife Laura, Robert Wheatley and wife Faye, and Jimmy Wheatley, all of East Prairie, Missouri; by one sister, Carol Wheatley, of East Prairie, Missouri, and by fifteen grandchildren.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters: Hilda Greer and Brenda Carwright.

Visitation will be held Monday, August 12, 2024, from 11:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Lighthouse Church in Dexter, Missouri. Funeral Services will then be conducted at 1:00 p.m. with Pastor Tim Russell officiating.

Mathis Funeral Home is Dexter is assisting with arrangements.