From the Wheatley Arkansas Marshal's Service- It is with deep sadness that we regret to inform you of the passing of Fire Chief Chad Mclain with the Wheatley Volunteer Fire Department. Chief Mclain had been a member of the WVFD since 1994 and was a local farmer and agri pilot, he is survived by his Wife and Daughter. Funeral arrangements will be posted as soon as they become available. We ask that everyone keep his family and this community in their thoughts and prayers during the coming days.

Sheriff Bobby May and the entire staff of the St Francis County Sheriff's Department offer our sincerest condolences to the family of Chief Mclain as well as the entire Wheatley community that are affected by this tremendous loss.