By Michael Schrader

In mid-October, after the ground blessing of the new residence hall, the cemetery attributed to Wheeler-Stokely Mansion was moved. The cemetery was relocated to behind the concrete bench next to the dog walk.

Each headstone is marked by a name.



Some list the years the animal live and other’s simply listed the age. While the types of pets are not all marked by the head stones, there is one bull-dog.

The bull-dog is Jack Wheeler and was the pet of Frank Wheeler, the proprietor and first resident of Wheeler-Stokely Mansion.

On the head, Jack Wheeler is honored as “a Noble Gentleman, a Faithful Comrade, a Great Warrior.”

Jack Wheeler lived to be sixteen years and six months.

The Wheeler family owned all the pets that are buried in the cemetery: Duchess, Peter, Chancellor, and Asara.

While their eternal rest was disturbed in the replacement, they can now sleep soundly underneath the great oak by Stokely Mansion.

THE HEADSTONES READ:
Jack Wheeler: (Bull Dog) Died July 16, 1916, Age 16 years 6 months, A NOBLE GENTLEMAN, A FAITHFUL COMRADE, A GREAT WARRIOR
Duchess: Age 2 ½ Years
Pete Wheeler: March 26, 1914, July 13, 1927
Chancellor: Sept. 27, 1927, Feb 3, 1933
Asara: Aug. 1928, Aug. 1933