Kiwanis Club of Ocala

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Kiwanis Club of Ocala

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Visit https://ocalakiwanis.org/Page/37293 for meeting and event information. We are a service Club dedicated to helping Children grow into responsible adults.

WE HAVE A CLUB SATELLITE FOR MEMBERS WHO CANNOT MAKE A WEEKDAY LUNCH MEETING! It meets once a month on the second Monday at Mimis Cafe at 6:00 PM.

10/23/2026

10/20/2026

10/15/2026

Pancake Day is Comming up Fast

10/13/2026

SAVE THE DATE: DEMBER 12, 2026

THE CHRISTMAS PARADE AND OTHER WONDERFUL THINGS WILL BE HAPPENING IN OCALA!

MORE INFORMATION FROM KIWANIS CLUB OF OCALA SOON-KEEP WATCHING THIS PAGE!

09/29/2026

Today Shelley Sizemore did a Kiwanis education session for four new members and a prospect at Mimi’s Restaurant. Shelley (bottom right) new members: Mike Mills next to Shelley, Latrisha Sims, Dr Sarah James, Matt Cretal, Marlene Hatch (also on Education Committee and participating in instruction, anat lower left Kori Van Hooten. NC Sizemore is hiding behind the camera.

09/24/2026

Jan 19, 1943 — Sep 23, 2026

Wesley Allan Wheeler was born on January 19, 1943, in Eden, New York. He spent the first five years of his life in Buffalo before moving to Florida with his parents and brother. He attended Wyomina Park Elementary through sixth grade, Ocala Junior High for grades seven through nine, and Ocala High School, graduating with the Class of 1961. Following graduation, he served in the United States Army for eight years.

Wesley built a life marked by hard work, entrepreneurship, and deep roots in the Ocala community. His early work included Tim’s Gulf, Swift Meat Packing, and an ice plant. He later attended Florida Technological University, now the University of Central Florida, and worked for Barnett Bank. In 1977, he purchased Mid-State Motors, a business he owned until selling it in 2011.

Wesley married Judy Pounds in 1961 and Rose Anne Jennings in 1967. In 1982, he married Cheryl Durham, and together they shared more than four decades. Retirement did not slow his desire to stay connected and serve others. He was involved with Kiwanis, the Elks, Interfaith, the Salvation Army, the Sheriff’s Advisory Board, Time for Freedom Ministries, the Quarterback Club, First Baptist Church outreach and greeting ministries, men’s fellowship gatherings, and a birthday card ministry. He also served as an organizer for the Ocala High School Class of 1961 reunions and class outreach. He enjoyed being included with the 1966 Breakfast Club and was always invited to the Class of 1962 reunions.

Wesley passed away on September 23, 2026, at 1:50 a.m. Above all, his greatest legacy is the family he loved and the many lives he touched through friendship, service, faith, and community. He will be remembered for his devotion to family, his strong work ethic, his generous spirit, and his willingness to help others.

08/29/2026

Today the Kiwanis Club of Ocala had the pleasure of helping a health center primarily serving low income families start a Reach Out And Read Program. Reach Out and Read is a Program where the child’s health care professional tells a parent during a well baby check up that they should read to the child X minutes a day and backs it up by giving the parent a written prescription with the same information and a book.
Pictured: Heather James, PR Director and Levonda Goodson, CEO ~ Estella Byrd Whitman Community Health Center with NC Sizemore Kiwanis Club of Ocala

08/06/2026

Address

1510 SE 3rd Avenue
Ocala, FL
34471

Website

http://OcalaKiwanis.org/

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