Jerry Hinton Wise, devoted father, grandfather, husband and friend, passed away Sunday at the age of 67. Jerry was a graduate of Chilton County High School (1963) and the University of Alabama (1967) and pursued graduate studies at Alabama and UAH. He served in the U.S. Army, stationed in Korea, 1968 – 1970. He worked for the Department of Defense for 34 years and was an active member of the Clanton, Alabama Rotary Club and the Verbena United Methodist Church. He was predeceased by his parents, William Hinton Wise and Martha Evelyn Downs Wise and his brother, Bobby Gene Wise.
Survivors include son, Michael Joshua Wise (Alexis Elizabeth Brown) of Brooklyn, NY; daughter, Katherine Rollins Wise (John Scott Knecht) of Seattle, WA; grandsons, Rollins Scott Knecht and Leo Joshua Knecht; lifelong companion and wife of 39 years, Elizabeth M. Wise; sister, Patricia Wise Moore (James C. Moore, Jr.) of Birmingham; sister-in-law, Clara Wise of Clanton; and many nieces, nephews and friends.
A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 6, 2013, at Maple Hill Cemetery with Rev. Steve Reneau officiating.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital or Verbena United Methodist Church (P.O. Box 7, Verbena, AL 36091).
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