Mildred Mae Wheaton Herndon, 79, of Bidwell, formerly of Middleport, passed away at 9:02 a.m. on June 8, 2012, at her son’s Mechanicsburg, Ohio residence.

Born, October 14, 1932, in Gallia County, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna Cremeens Wheaton. She was a homemaker and attended various churches.

She is survived by her three sons, Dennis Ray Oxyer, of Columbus, Ohio, Bill Oxyer of Mechanicsburg, Ohio, and Rick (Kathy) Oxyer, of Huber Heights, Ohio; and a daughter, Angel Hendershot, of Pennsylvania. Ten grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren also survive.

In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband Fred Herndon; two brothers, Wade and Jimmy Wheaton; and a sister, Helen Martin.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, June 12, 2012, in the Cremeens-King Funeral Home, Middleport-Pomeroy Chapel, with Rev. Dan Claypool officiating. Interment will follow in the Poplar Ridge Cemetery. Friends may call from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home on Monday.

Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting www.cremeensking.com.