Kenneth Ray Wise 82, of Paris, passed away Saturday, December 30, 2023 at his residence. Services will be conducted at 1:00 PM Thursday, January 4, 2024 in the chapel of Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Wade White officiating. Family will receive friends from 5:00 PM til 7:00 PM Wednesday, January 3, 2024 at the Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home.
Kenneth was born on June 23, 1941 in Carthage, Missouri a son of Kenneth Earl and Violet Beth Foster Wise. He worked on oil rigs and was a Baptist.
He was preceded in death by his spouse, Jewell Rose Wise whom he married on January 30, 1966 in Carthage, Missouri. He was also preceded in death by 2 children, Kenneth Wise, Jr. and Sue Ainsworth.
Survivors include children, John Mason and wife, Kim, Carol McLeod and husband, Wayne, Daniel Wise and wife, Shiela, Chris Wise and wife, Daphne, Benjamin Wise and wife, Noel, Joseph Wise, Adam Wise and wife, Kelley, and James Wise and wife, Mandy; 32 grandchildren and 17 great grand children; brother, Frank Wise and sisters, Olive Koczur and Mary Hanson.
