<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><h1 class="name"><font size="3"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Patricia Ann "Pat" Wheatley Obituary</span></font></h1><span style="margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 5px; height: 75px; float: left;"><img id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_PortraitImage" src="http://ak-cache.legacy.net/legacy/images/cobrands/louisville/photos/21247202_204829.jpg?v=0x000000002d6bb115" style="border: 0px; padding: 0px; margin: 0px 10px 5px 0px; outline: none; height: 75px; float: left;"></span><div id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_FullObit" class="text" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; text-align: justify; display: inline; max-height: 108px; overflow: hidden;"><div id="NoticeText" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><div style="text-align: start;">WHEATLEY, PATRICIA ANN "PAT," 76, of Louisville, died Thursday, June 5, 2014 at Baptist Health in Louisville. </div><span id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_NoticeTextLiteral"><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">She was born March 16, 1938 in St. Francis, KY. Patricia worked at the Kentucky School for the Blind for more than 20 years and was a longtime member of St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">She was preceded in death by her husband Joseph Menzie Wheatley, her parents, Pauline Elizabeth Robey Smith Hall and James Bernard Smith, her stepfather, William S. Hall, one sister Jane Smith, and two brothers, Jimmy and Ernie Smith. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">She is survived by two daughters, Judy Scholl (Dan) and Carolyn Wheatley, both of Louisville, seven sons, Larry Wheatley (Lois), Ricky Wheatley (Mary), Ronnie Wheatley (Angie) and Tommy Wheatley all of Raywick, KY, Jerry Wheatley (Lee) and Billy Wheatley (Valerie) all of Louisville and Jeff Wheatley (Cherie) of Lexington, KY; one sister, Wanda Portman (Tommy) and one brother, Freddie Hall all of Leitchfield, 25 grandchildren, a number of great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews and her special dog, Sparky. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">Her funeral Mass will be held 10 a.m. Saturday at Saint Francis Xavier Catholic Church, 108 Main St., Raywick, celebrated by Rev. James W. Graf. Interment will follow in the church cemetery. A memorial Mass will be held at noon Tuesday at St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church. Visitation is 3-8 p.m. Friday at Mattingly Funeral Home, 195 Holy Cross Road, Loretto, KY, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. by Rev. Deacon Joseph R. Dant. </div><div style="text-align: start;"><br></div><div style="text-align: start;">Donations can be made to St. Martin of Tours Catholic Church, 639 S. Shelby St., Louisville, KY 40202.</div></span></div></div><div id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_PublishedLine" class="obit_publishedline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 15px 0px 10px; border: 0px; font-style: italic;"><div style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px;"></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Published in The Courier-Journal on June 6, 2014</span></div><div id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_PublishedLine" class="obit_publishedline" style="margin: 0px; padding: 10px 15px 0px 10px; border: 0px; font-style: italic;"><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><a id="ctl00_MobileContent_ObituaryControl_ReadLessLink" class="ReadMoreLess" ga-evt-cat="mobile-obituaries" ga-evt-label="readobitlink" ga-evt-action="readless" style="outline: none; font-weight: bold; float: right; display: inline; cursor: pointer;"></a><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">- See more at: </span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><a href="http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=Patricia-Ann-Wheatley-Pat&pid=171247725&referrer=1175&preview=False#sthash.YGTUaAPS.kIxx7tIJ.dpuf">http://m.legacy.com/obituaries/louisville/obituary.aspx?n=Patricia-Ann-Wheatley-Pat&pid=171247725&referrer=1175&preview=False#sthash.YGTUaAPS.kIxx7tIJ.dpuf</a></span><div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></span><br><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;">Kevin</div><div style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><br></div><span style="-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">---The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. 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