Chester "Bill" Wise of Campbellsville, son of the late Omer Wise and Lizzie Jane Hardesty Wise was born in Marion County, Kentucky, January 21, 1923. He died at 9:40 A.M., Thursday, November 24, 2011 in Campbellsville. Age: 88
He and his wife, Dorothy, were owner and operator of Wise's Grocery for seven years and owner and operator of Campbellsville Upholstery for twenty-five years before his retirement. He was a volunteer at C & S Mission Store for some twenty-eight years.
He was a member of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church for many years.
He united in marriage to Dorothy Thompson February 22, 1947. She preceded him in death May 3, 2004.
He is survived by two sons: Ron Wise and wife, Sue and George Wise and wife, Donna of Campbellsville; son-in-law, Larry G. Cox of Campbellsville; six grandchildren: Melissa Ellis and husband, Alfred of Dunnville, Pat Watson and husband, Mike of Knifley, Mackenzie Wise of Charleston, South Carolina, Lorna Bush and husband, Greg of ElkHorn, Ben Cox and wife, Shannon of Mannsville, and Max Wise and wife, Heather of Campbellsville; twenty great-grandchildren: Jacob Ellis, Ethan Ellis, Seth Ellis, Moriah Ellis, John Samuel Ellis, Julia Ellis, Ruth Ellis, Sarah Ellis, Micah Ellis, Caitlin Watson, Anna Beth Watson, Payne Watson, Tyler Bush, Molly Bush, Grayson Wise, Jackson Wise, Carter Wise, McLean Wise, McKenzie Cox, and Keeton Cox; one sister and one brother: Aileen Harrison and G. L. Wise of Campbellsville; several nieces and nephews and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by one daughter, Donna Cox August 18, 2002; three sisters and three brothers: Nannie Livers, Opal Mae Wise, Maudie Rafferty, Earl Wise, Carl Wise, and Donald Wise.
VISITATION: After 5:00 P.M. Sunday and 7:00 A.M., until time for the service Monday at Parrott & Ramsey Funeral Home
FUNERAL MASS: 11:00 A.M., Monday, November 28, 2011 at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Campbellsville by Rev. Jim Reinhart
BURIAL: Campbellsville Memorial Gardens
Service Details
Location: Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church
Campbellsville, KY
Date: Monday, November 28, 2011
Time: 11:00 AM
Service Details
Monday, November 28th, 2011 11:00am, Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Campbellsvill
Interment Details
Campbellsville Memorial Gardens