Carolryn Wheeler

October 11, 1952 - May 3, 2022

Carolryn Ann Wheeler (Sturm), 69 of Higginsville, Missouri died on Tuesday, May 3, 2022, at Riverbend Heights Health & Rehabilitation in Lexington, Missouri. She was born Saturday, October 11, 1952 in Warren, Arizona, to the late Carl Sturm and the late Constance Sturm (Vallencourt). Carolryn's father was in the military and she traveled a lot with her parents. This gave her a free spirit and love for the outdoors. From a very young age she was known as a Tomboy and loved to hunt, fish, camp, and pretty much do anything outdoors. She was the wife of Lawrence Wheeler and traveled with him while he was in the military. She was an entrepreneur having her own cleaning and catering businesses. Carolryn will be missed by all her friends and family. Surviving are two sons, Billy Wheeler and Jonathan Wheeler; two daughters, Samantha Wheeler and Candylin Pemberton; one sister, Kathryn Lycksell; eight grandchildren, Vanessa Wheeler, Marcy Collins, Sebastian Arnall, Mariah Bussell, Levi Pemberton, Jaxton Pemberton, Olivia Pemberton, Jessalyn Baker; two great-grandchildren, Royce Wilson lll, and Paul Timmons. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lawrence; one brother, Steven Pruitt; and one grandchild, Oliver Pemberton. A celebration of life will be scheduled at a later date.