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Cleo Wise Obituary

PROSPERITY — Cleo Amick Wise, widow of Kirby Clarkson Wise, died Thursday, July 31, 2014, at her residence.

Born on February 8, 1930, in Prosperity, she was a daughter of the late Seber Franklin and Minnie Mae Amick. Mrs. Wise was a member of Macedonia Lutheran Church where she was a member of the Goldies, WELCA, taught Sunday School, Vacation Bible School and Weekday Bible Study.

She is survived by sons, Donald Clarkson (Marilyn) Wise of Chapin and Dean Kirby (Pamela) Wise of Saluda; a daughter, Linda W. (Ranse) Miller of Prosperity; brothers, S. Ray Amick of Prosperity, C. Voight Amick of Columbia and Vern F. Amick of Winnsboro; grandchildren, Sara W. (Marinus) Van Driel; P. Andrew Wise and Marina L. Miller and a great-granddaughter, Evy A. Van Driel. She was predeceased by sisters, Ruby A. Fulmer and Rosaline A. Ringer and brothers, O. Leroy Amick and E. Cornell Amick.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, August 4, 2014, at Macedonia Lutheran Church by the Rev. Randy Derrick and Rev. Dr. Kenneth Harmon. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will be Sunday from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at McSwain-Evans Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Macedonia Lutheran Church, 49 Macedonia Church Road, Prosperity, SC 29127.

Active pallbearers will be Larry Amick, Bryan Amick, Jim Amick, Leon Fulmer, Jr., Jimmy Moore, Paul Moore, Patrick Hawkins and Kenny Fulmer.

Honorary pallbearers will be B.J. Ruff, Lisa Elkins, Dorothy Gladney and members of the Macdonia Goldies.

McSwain-Evans Funeral Home is entrusted with the arrangement. A memorial message may be written to the family at www.mcswainevans.com

Published by The Newberry Observer from Aug. 1 to Aug. 2, 2014.
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Sure do miss you Aunt Cleo Love you

sylvia ruff

July 26, 2020

I will always remember with love my Aunt Cleo. My prayers for love and peace go out to her family.

RETHA FRICK

August 3, 2014

Don and Marilyn. Am thinking of you both and you all are in my prayers. Barbara

Barbara Crenshaw

August 3, 2014

Don and Marilyn, I am so saddened to hear of the loss of your mother. My thoughts and prayers are with you and your family during this difficult time.

Mary Jane Henderson

August 3, 2014

Our prayers goes to the family. I loved Aunt Cleo dearly and will miss her

Sylvia Ruff

August 2, 2014

Our thoughts and prayers are with Donald, Dean and Linda and their families. Your Mom will be very much missed!

Linda & Voight Amick

August 2, 2014

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