Shelby  County  Indiana
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Wise


The  Rushville  Republican
Rushville, Indiana
Thursday, 1 Dec 1983
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MRS. NELLIE WISE
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          Mrs. Nellie Wise,  89, formerly of North Jackson Street, Rushville, died Tuesday in Cornelia, GA.  She was a resident of Rushville for many years.  Born in Washington, Ind., she was the daughter of  Marion and  Alice Lattie Kincaid Banta.  She was a member of First Baptist Church.  She was married Aug. 2, 1909 to  George W. Wise  who died March 22, 1966.
          Survivors include three daughters,  Mrs. Dwight (Evelyn) Reynolds, Sanford, Fla.;  Mrs. Deloris Benfield, Cornelia, GA and  Mrs. Virginia Johnson, Coquille, Ore; several grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.
          Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Moster and Sons Mortuary with Rev. Gary Kirchoff presiding.  Entombment will be in East Hill Shrine Mausoleum.  Visitation will be after noon Friday.
Contributed byBetty Kitchen and Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Rushville  Republican
Rushville, Indiana
23 Mar 1966
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George Wise
Dies Tuesday
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          George W. Wise,  73, 815 North Jackson, died at 4:45 p.m. Tuesday in Rush Memorial Hospital, where he had been a patient since Thursday, after several years of failing health.  A retired finishing room employe at the International Furniture Factory, Mr. Wise had been a resident of Rushville since 1937.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church here.  The son of  John and Rebecca Ivans Wise,  he was born in Ripley County on April 8, 1892.  On August 2,1909, he was married to  Nellie Banta,  who survives.
          Surviving with the widow are three daughters,  Mrs. Lester (Delores) Benfield  of Cornelia, Ga.,  Mrs. Dwight (Evelyn) Reynolds  of New Salem and  Mrs. Virginia Johnson  of Lakewood, Calif.; two brothers,  John Wise  near Cincinnati and  Nott Wise  of Marine, Ill.; a sister,  Mrs. Ann Galloway  of Washburn, Ill., 13 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren.   A daughter,  Mrs. Alice Young,  died in1946.  An infant son, three brothers and three sisters also preceded him in death.
          Services will be held at Moster and Sons Mortuary at 2 p.m. Friday, with the Rev. Forrest B. Taylor officiating, and entombment will follow in East Hill Shrine Mausoleum.  Friends may call at the mortuary after 3 p.m. Thursday.
Contributed byBetty Kitchen and Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Kokomo  Tribune
November 15, 1963
Page 2
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          Frank H. Wise,  81, 735 N. 11th St., Noblesville, died Thursday afternoon in Riverview Hospital following a five years' illness.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday in the Coaltrin Funeral Home in Noblesville with the  Rev. Lloyd Hargett  officiating.  Burial will be in Cicero Cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home at any time.  Born in Hamilton County, July 17, 1882, he was the son of  Jasper and  Christina Cox Wise.  A farmer during his early life, in 1921, he and his brother formed the Wise Brothers Realty Company.  He retired from the realty firm five years ago.  In 1903, he was married to  Luella Taylor,  who preceded him in death in 1921.  In 1946, he was married to  Evangeline Graham  who survives.  A birthright member of the Friends Church, he was a member of the Red Men's Lodge and the IOOF Lodge, and was a member and past master of the Hinkle Masonic Lodge at Deming.  Surviving with the widow are four children,  Mrs. Joyce Johnson,  Kokomo;  Herman Wise,  Fredrick, Md.,  Howard Wise,  Shelbyville and  Ralph Wise,  Noblesville; 13 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Contributed by Janet McColley Franklin


The  Shelbyville  News
Friday February 10, 1961
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JACOB  M. WISE  DIES  SUDDENLY
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          Jacob M. Wise, 73, St. Paul barber, died suddenly at his home of a heart attack at 3:05 this morning.  He had been in failing health for two years and will for two weeks but death was unexpected.
          A native of St. Paul, Mr. Wise had been a barber for 57 years and had worked at the same shop for 52 years.  He was born March 13, 1882, a son of  Charles and  Hannah Wise, and he was the last of a family of five children.  On October 24, 1911, he was married to  Rose Lindner,  who survives with four of five sons born to the union.  One son  Francis  was killed April 23, 1945 while serving with the U.S. Army on Okinawa.  The surviving sons are  Edward V. Wise  of this city,  Otto  of St. Paul and  Leonard and  James R. Wise  of Indianapolis.  Also surviving are 12 grandchildren.
          Mr. Wise was a member of the St. Paul Catholic Church.  His funeral will be held Monday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Joseph Catholic Church in this city with the Rev. Bernard Burgert officiating.  Burial in charge of the Carmony Funeral Home in St. Paul will be in St. Joseph cemetery.  In lieu of flowers they are requested to make contributions to the Missionaries of Masses.
Contributed by Barb Huff


The  Shelbyville  News
April 10, 1959
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LOCAL  BOY  DIES
AT  ST. PAUL
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Pneumonia  Fatal  To
John  Wise,  Age  2
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          John Wise,  two-year-old son of  Donald and May (Stahl) Wise, died this morning at the home of his grandmother,  Mrs. Elizabeth Wise of St. Paul.  The boy's parents had been living at 737 S. West St. until this week when the family was in the process of moving to Boston.
          John had been ill since birth with cerebral palsy but death was due to pneumonia.  He was born in Shelbyville June 15, 1956.  He is survived by his parents, four brother,  Michael,  Robert,  Stephan  and  Richard, all at home; the grandmother at St. Paul; the maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Herman Stahl of Sheridan, and a great grandfather, Joseph ??dner of St. Paul.
       
Funeral services will be at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church oat 9:30 a.m. Saturday with Rev. Bernard Burgert officiating.  Burial will be in St. Joseph's cemetery and friends may call at the Murphy Mortuary after 7:30 tonight.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming


The  Shelbyville  News
Thursday, July 3, 1958
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WALTER  WISE
DIES  IN  HOSPITAL
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Local Man's Funeral
To Be Held Saturday
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          Walter O. Wise,  80, retired New York Central Railroad employe and resident of this city most of his life, died at Major Hospital at 8:40 p.m. Wednesday.  He had been ill for the past seven years.
          Mr. Wise, whose home was at 302 E. Franklin St., was born in Shelby county November 14, 1877, the son of  Jesse and  Sadie (Jackson) Wise.  He was a member of the Fenns Christian Church.  On November 25, 1922, he was married to  May Sandefur  who survives with a daughter and son,  Mrs. Sadie Postman  of Indianapolis and  Herbert W. Wise  of Alleg[?], Mich.  One daughter preceded in death.  Also surviving are five grancdhildren; four great-grandchildren and one half-sister and one half-brother,  Mrs. Ed (Hazel) Hirschauer  of this city and  Everett Wise  of Cincinnati.
          Funeral services will be held at the Sleeth Funeral Home Saturday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Marvin Isley officiating.  Interment will be in Forest Hill cemetery.  Friends may call at the funeral home after 2:00 p.m. Friday.
Contributed by Phyllis Miller Fleming

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