Emory Wheat

Emory Wheat, age 70, of Pell City, AL, passed away on February 1, 2013 at his home in Belcamp, MD. Born in Churchville, MD, he was the son of the late Jennings Emory Wheat Sr. and Ruth Elizabeth Wilson Wheat. Born and raised in Harford County, Emory has had a lifelong love of flying and everything that it represented. At the age of 10, he started working at Aldino Airport, which is now known as Harford County Airport. He grew up on the grounds of the airport and started taking flying lessons at 12 years old. He obtained his pilot's license at the age of 16 and has been flying ever since. Emory has served as a mechanic, inspector and instructor, in addition to being a corporate pilot for several companies over the years. Emory had a God given talent as an aviator and had a natural sixth sense when it came to dealing with people. He was recently recognized by the FAA with the Wright Brothers Award for 50 years of continuous flying.

He is survived by his wife Charlotte Bryant Wheat of Pell City, AL; son, Joseph Emory Wheat and wife, Jenny, of Forest Hill; daughters, Janet Headley and husband, Dennis, of Abingdon, Sharon Hershey and husband, Dave, of Lancaster, PA and Constance Puleio of Abingdon; brother, Robert Wheat of Havre de Grace; sisters, Marie Rusk of Aberdeen, Ann Chandler of Aberdeen, Janie Miller of Havre de Grace, Doris Ackinson of Churchville, Nancy Rudd of Seven Valleys, PA, Patti Smith of Mechanicsville and Bonnie Wheat of LaPlata; grandchildren, Ross Holtry, Eric Holtry, Jennifer Shugars, Crystal Wheat and Paul Headley; six great-grandchildren; dear friends, Jack and Betty Norman of Sun City West, AZ; and beloved dog, Molly. In addition to his parents, he was predeceased by his sister, Betty Enochs and grandson, Michael Laubach.

Pallbearers will be Harry Ackinson III, Steve Chandler, John Foster, Dennis Headley, Rex Hendrix, Kevin Hess, Scott Kirkendall and Dave Shaver. Honorary pallbearers are Terry Capps, Howard McComas III, Howard Moxley and Jack Norman.

Those who desire may make a donation to Patricia D. and M. Scot Kaufman Cancer Center, c/o Upper Chesapeake Health Foundation, 520 Upper Chesapeake Drive, Suite 405, Bel Air, MD 21014.