WORLD WAR I
Son of Edward Bee and Effie Blue Wheeler. Edward married Meta Sophronia Nichols on April 26, 1922.
MARION - Edward Blue Wheeler, of Marion, captain in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army during the World War, was found dead by his own hand last night between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the garage of his mother's home on Harlee Street in Marion.
He was a nephew of the late Admiral Victor Blue and General Rupert Blue of Washington, DC.
He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Meta Nichols, of Marion; and two young daughters, Meta Nichols Wheeler and Jane Cherry Wheeler; his mother, Mrs. Effie Blue Wheeler of Marion; his brother, Captain Aubrey Wheeler of the United States Army, Langley Field, Virginia; his uncle, General Rupert Blue; and three aunts, Mrs. Ida Nicholson of Laurinburg, NC, and Misses Kate Lily Blue and Henrietta Blue of Marion.
Lieutenant John Stuart Blue, United States Navy in command of the Sequoia, the president's yacht, is a first cousin. Captain Wheeler was an attaché of the American Embassy in Paris when war was declared in 1914. He immediately volunteered for service in the English army, became a second lieutenant in the English officers training camp and was promoted to captain while in the service.
He was gassed several times and was wounded three times while at the front. He was cited for gallantry in action and received the Croix de Guerre of Belgium.
The gassing and wounds undermined his health and in the last few months has been a great sufferer.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Bedenbaugh, of the Kingstree Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. McCoy of the First Methodist Church of Marion and Rev. Rufus Ford of the Baptist Church, were held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A quartet composed of Mrs. M.W. Hook, Miss Hazel Brown, P.I. Bostick and Rev. F. Carlisle Smith, sang.
The six of his friends acting as pallbearers were Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, W. Lee Hewitt, C.G. Drumwright, E.R. Hamer, Howard Monroe and L.L. Foxworth.
C.L. Pace and Son had charge of the funeral arrangements.
He shot himself in the heart with a United States Army riot gun. His body was found with the gun close. Notes written to members of his family and Coroner E. Clarke Gasque clearly indicated suicide.
Published in the News and Courier, January 12, 1934
Lieutenant Edward Blue Wheeler of Marion inhaled poison gas on British front Sept 17. In hospital in France. - The Dillon Herald, October 4, 1917
"Edward Blue Wheeler, the third child and second son of Edward B. Wheeler and Effie Blue, was born November 5, 1895, and died January 12, 1934.
He attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Resigning on account of defective vision he became attaché to one of the American Embassies in 1916. On account of his sympathies with the Allies, he resigned this position, joined the British army and became a lieutenant of artillery in Royal Field, serving under Field-Marshal Haig in Flanders. He was gassed, shell-shocked, wounded in the head by shrapnel and machine gunned in the hip. He was mustered out with the rank of captain.
He returned to Marion, SC, where he went into business, and was married April 26, 1922 to Meta Nichols of Marion, SC who survives with two daughters." - Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
Son of Edward Bee and Effie Blue Wheeler. Edward married Meta Sophronia Nichols on April 26, 1922.
MARION - Edward Blue Wheeler, of Marion, captain in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army during the World War, was found dead by his own hand last night between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the garage of his mother's home on Harlee Street in Marion.
He was a nephew of the late Admiral Victor Blue and General Rupert Blue of Washington, DC.
He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Meta Nichols, of Marion; and two young daughters, Meta Nichols Wheeler and Jane Cherry Wheeler; his mother, Mrs. Effie Blue Wheeler of Marion; his brother, Captain Aubrey Wheeler of the United States Army, Langley Field, Virginia; his uncle, General Rupert Blue; and three aunts, Mrs. Ida Nicholson of Laurinburg, NC, and Misses Kate Lily Blue and Henrietta Blue of Marion.
Lieutenant John Stuart Blue, United States Navy in command of the Sequoia, the president's yacht, is a first cousin. Captain Wheeler was an attaché of the American Embassy in Paris when war was declared in 1914. He immediately volunteered for service in the English army, became a second lieutenant in the English officers training camp and was promoted to captain while in the service.
He was gassed several times and was wounded three times while at the front. He was cited for gallantry in action and received the Croix de Guerre of Belgium.
The gassing and wounds undermined his health and in the last few months has been a great sufferer.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Bedenbaugh, of the Kingstree Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. McCoy of the First Methodist Church of Marion and Rev. Rufus Ford of the Baptist Church, were held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A quartet composed of Mrs. M.W. Hook, Miss Hazel Brown, P.I. Bostick and Rev. F. Carlisle Smith, sang.
The six of his friends acting as pallbearers were Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, W. Lee Hewitt, C.G. Drumwright, E.R. Hamer, Howard Monroe and L.L. Foxworth.
C.L. Pace and Son had charge of the funeral arrangements.
He shot himself in the heart with a United States Army riot gun. His body was found with the gun close. Notes written to members of his family and Coroner E. Clarke Gasque clearly indicated suicide.
Published in the News and Courier, January 12, 1934
Lieutenant Edward Blue Wheeler of Marion inhaled poison gas on British front Sept 17. In hospital in France. - The Dillon Herald, October 4, 1917
"Edward Blue Wheeler, the third child and second son of Edward B. Wheeler and Effie Blue, was born November 5, 1895, and died January 12, 1934.
He attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Resigning on account of defective vision he became attaché to one of the American Embassies in 1916. On account of his sympathies with the Allies, he resigned this position, joined the British army and became a lieutenant of artillery in Royal Field, serving under Field-Marshal Haig in Flanders. He was gassed, shell-shocked, wounded in the head by shrapnel and machine gunned in the hip. He was mustered out with the rank of captain.
He returned to Marion, SC, where he went into business, and was married April 26, 1922 to Meta Nichols of Marion, SC who survives with two daughters." - Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
WORLD WAR I
Son of Edward Bee and Effie Blue Wheeler. Edward married Meta Sophronia Nichols on April 26, 1922.
MARION - Edward Blue Wheeler, of Marion, captain in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army during the World War, was found dead by his own hand last night between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the garage of his mother's home on Harlee Street in Marion.
He was a nephew of the late Admiral Victor Blue and General Rupert Blue of Washington, DC.
He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Meta Nichols, of Marion; and two young daughters, Meta Nichols Wheeler and Jane Cherry Wheeler; his mother, Mrs. Effie Blue Wheeler of Marion; his brother, Captain Aubrey Wheeler of the United States Army, Langley Field, Virginia; his uncle, General Rupert Blue; and three aunts, Mrs. Ida Nicholson of Laurinburg, NC, and Misses Kate Lily Blue and Henrietta Blue of Marion.
Lieutenant John Stuart Blue, United States Navy in command of the Sequoia, the president's yacht, is a first cousin. Captain Wheeler was an attaché of the American Embassy in Paris when war was declared in 1914. He immediately volunteered for service in the English army, became a second lieutenant in the English officers training camp and was promoted to captain while in the service.
He was gassed several times and was wounded three times while at the front. He was cited for gallantry in action and received the Croix de Guerre of Belgium.
The gassing and wounds undermined his health and in the last few months has been a great sufferer.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Bedenbaugh, of the Kingstree Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. McCoy of the First Methodist Church of Marion and Rev. Rufus Ford of the Baptist Church, were held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A quartet composed of Mrs. M.W. Hook, Miss Hazel Brown, P.I. Bostick and Rev. F. Carlisle Smith, sang.
The six of his friends acting as pallbearers were Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, W. Lee Hewitt, C.G. Drumwright, E.R. Hamer, Howard Monroe and L.L. Foxworth.
C.L. Pace and Son had charge of the funeral arrangements.
He shot himself in the heart with a United States Army riot gun. His body was found with the gun close. Notes written to members of his family and Coroner E. Clarke Gasque clearly indicated suicide.
Published in the News and Courier, January 12, 1934
Lieutenant Edward Blue Wheeler of Marion inhaled poison gas on British front Sept 17. In hospital in France. - The Dillon Herald, October 4, 1917
"Edward Blue Wheeler, the third child and second son of Edward B. Wheeler and Effie Blue, was born November 5, 1895, and died January 12, 1934.
He attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Resigning on account of defective vision he became attaché to one of the American Embassies in 1916. On account of his sympathies with the Allies, he resigned this position, joined the British army and became a lieutenant of artillery in Royal Field, serving under Field-Marshal Haig in Flanders. He was gassed, shell-shocked, wounded in the head by shrapnel and machine gunned in the hip. He was mustered out with the rank of captain.
He returned to Marion, SC, where he went into business, and was married April 26, 1922 to Meta Nichols of Marion, SC who survives with two daughters." - Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
Son of Edward Bee and Effie Blue Wheeler. Edward married Meta Sophronia Nichols on April 26, 1922.
MARION - Edward Blue Wheeler, of Marion, captain in the Royal Field Artillery, British Army during the World War, was found dead by his own hand last night between 10 o'clock and 12 o'clock in the garage of his mother's home on Harlee Street in Marion.
He was a nephew of the late Admiral Victor Blue and General Rupert Blue of Washington, DC.
He is survived by his widow, who was Miss Meta Nichols, of Marion; and two young daughters, Meta Nichols Wheeler and Jane Cherry Wheeler; his mother, Mrs. Effie Blue Wheeler of Marion; his brother, Captain Aubrey Wheeler of the United States Army, Langley Field, Virginia; his uncle, General Rupert Blue; and three aunts, Mrs. Ida Nicholson of Laurinburg, NC, and Misses Kate Lily Blue and Henrietta Blue of Marion.
Lieutenant John Stuart Blue, United States Navy in command of the Sequoia, the president's yacht, is a first cousin. Captain Wheeler was an attaché of the American Embassy in Paris when war was declared in 1914. He immediately volunteered for service in the English army, became a second lieutenant in the English officers training camp and was promoted to captain while in the service.
He was gassed several times and was wounded three times while at the front. He was cited for gallantry in action and received the Croix de Guerre of Belgium.
The gassing and wounds undermined his health and in the last few months has been a great sufferer.
Funeral services conducted by the Rev. Bedenbaugh, of the Kingstree Methodist Church, assisted by the Rev. McCoy of the First Methodist Church of Marion and Rev. Rufus Ford of the Baptist Church, were held at 5 o'clock this afternoon at Rose Hill Cemetery.
A quartet composed of Mrs. M.W. Hook, Miss Hazel Brown, P.I. Bostick and Rev. F. Carlisle Smith, sang.
The six of his friends acting as pallbearers were Colonel J. Monroe Johnson, W. Lee Hewitt, C.G. Drumwright, E.R. Hamer, Howard Monroe and L.L. Foxworth.
C.L. Pace and Son had charge of the funeral arrangements.
He shot himself in the heart with a United States Army riot gun. His body was found with the gun close. Notes written to members of his family and Coroner E. Clarke Gasque clearly indicated suicide.
Published in the News and Courier, January 12, 1934
Lieutenant Edward Blue Wheeler of Marion inhaled poison gas on British front Sept 17. In hospital in France. - The Dillon Herald, October 4, 1917
"Edward Blue Wheeler, the third child and second son of Edward B. Wheeler and Effie Blue, was born November 5, 1895, and died January 12, 1934.
He attended the Naval Academy at Annapolis. Resigning on account of defective vision he became attaché to one of the American Embassies in 1916. On account of his sympathies with the Allies, he resigned this position, joined the British army and became a lieutenant of artillery in Royal Field, serving under Field-Marshal Haig in Flanders. He was gassed, shell-shocked, wounded in the head by shrapnel and machine gunned in the hip. He was mustered out with the rank of captain.
He returned to Marion, SC, where he went into business, and was married April 26, 1922 to Meta Nichols of Marion, SC who survives with two daughters." - Lumber River Scots and their descendants, the McLeans, the Torreys, the Purcells, the McIntyres, the Gilchrists
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