BOONE COUNTY, WV (WOWK) – A West Virginia Music Hall of Famer from Boone County has died. Musician, author and playwright Billy Edd Wheeler passed away at his home in Swannanoa, North Carolina ...

Billy Edd Wheeler, the songwriter behind staple country songs including Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash‘s “Jackson” and Kenny Rogers‘ “Coward of the County,” died on Monday (Sept.

Billy Edd Wheeler, 91, of Swannanoa, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, September 16, 2024. He was the son of Dutch Perdue and Mary Isabelle Wheeler Stewart. He is survived by his wife ...