MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - William Earl Wiseman, 19 Oct 2001
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WILLIAM EARL WISEMAN

MARION – William Earl Wiseman, 77, formerly of Spruce Pine, died Friday, 
October 19, 2001 at his home. A native of Mitchell County, he was the son of 
the late L.J. and Eva Biddix Wiseman. He was also preceded in death by his
brothers, Stewart and Claude Wiseman, and sisters, Grace Acres, Bell Marcus 
and Linnie Carpenter. A WWII Army veteran, he received the Purple Heart. He 
worked for the National Park Service until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Pauline Wiseman of the home; two daughters, 
Barbara Ann Sparks of Rolston, and Rosie Lee Griffith of Marion; a son, Eddie 
William Wiseman of Marion; a brother, Joe Wiseman of Marion; sisters, Joyce 
Riddle of Spruce Pine, and Ruth Lilly of Virginia; seven grandchildren; and 
five great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Webb Funeral Home 
in Spruce Pine. Revs. Cephus Renfro, Howard Forbes and John Crowder 
officiated. Burial followed in McKinney Gap Cemetery, with military graveside 
rites performed by the Mitchell County VFW Post 8060. The family received 
friends from 7-9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.