Evalene Nelda Bolt Wheeler Irwin, 95, of Radford, passed away peacefully on Oct. 2, 2021.
She was born on December 22, 1925, to the late Clark and Ava Bolt. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her daughter, Linda Collins; sisters Adele Thornton, Ethel McAlexander and Carolyn Brewster; and a brother, Marvin Bolt.
She is survived by her husband of 47 years, Earl George Irwin; a sister, Delora (Roop) Black; a step-daughter, Earle Irwin and Bob Lineberry; a step-son, Dwight Irwin and Stacy Lempka; a son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Irene Wheeler; grandchildren Shaun Jenks and Erika, Richard Irwin-Miller, Chauncey, Eli and Carson Irwin, Kyle and Nick Wheeler; great-grandchildren Hailey Jenks, Hunter Jenks and Makynzee; a niece and her husband, Joyce and Rickey Sims; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
The family received friends from 10 until 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2021, at Mullins Funeral Home in Radford. Funeral services began at 11 a.m. with Robbie Vance, chaplain with Medi-Home Hospice, officiating. Interment was Friday, Oct.8, 2021, at 10 a.m. in the Southwest Virginia Veterans Cemetery in Dublin.
The Irwin family is in the care of Mullins Funeral Home & Crematory in Radford. www.mullinsfuneralhome.com.
