Ginger Kay Wheeler, 66, of Mount Vernon, Illinois, went to be with the Lord after battling cancer for a year on July 26, 2020 at 7:30 pm at her residence in Mount Vernon, Illinois. She was born November 8, 1953 in Mount Vernon, Illinois to the late John and Jewell (Holman) Wells. Ginger married Stephen Wheeler on June 26, 1971.

A Private Family Service will be held. Interment will take place at Mount Vernon Memorial Gardens in Woodlawn, Illinois. Memorials may be made in Ginger’s honor to the American Cancer Society.

Call Hughey Funeral Home at 618-242-3348 or visit hugheyfh.com for further information.