Leona Marie Wheeler Bishop, age 73, passed away on March 31, 2022. She was born on July 26, 1948 in Houston, Texas. She lived for her girls and grandkids; making family her life. She loved doing crossword puzzles, watching Days of our Lives for 60 plus years and loved Elvis. Leona enjoyed spending time with family and friends at Red Lobster and Luby’s and has remained best friends with her ex-husband since their teenage years. A woman of faith, she never missed her twice-daily prayers. Many will remember her as the sweetest lady.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Leona Virginia Griffin Wheeler and Henry Walton Wheeler; sister, Virginia Lee Brinkley; and grandson, Dylan Potter. Survived by her daughters, Rhonda Frank and husband John, Stefyne Zett and husband Derrick and Christina Aetonu; grandchildren, Chase & Kelly Barnaba, Justina & Steven Arenstein, Clayton Barnaba and his finance Paige Terry, Cole Frank, Cameron Potter and Chance Aetonu; great grandchildren, Pecas Barnaba, Phoenix Barnaba and soon-to-be expected, Valen Arenstein; many nieces and nephews.