Gary Keith Wise

Gary Keith Wise

Gary Keith Wise, age 87, resident of Nevada, Mo., died Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at the Nevada Regional Medical Center, Nevada, Mo. He was born Sept. 7, 1937, in Fort Scott, Kan., the son of Alvin Elmer Wise and Audrey C. O’Dell Wise. Gary graduated from FSHS. He served in the U.S. Army Signal Corp from 1960 until 1962. Gary worked on the farm with his father growing up and throughout his working life. He was employed by Whiteside’s IGA both East and West stores for 30 years. Gary later drove the transportation bus for Bourbon County Senior Citizens for several years. He married Judy Alexander on Jan. 4, 2005, in Fort Scott. He enjoyed driving country roads checking on all the local crops and tinkering with all things mechanical, especially lawn mowers.

Survivors include his wife Judy of the home; a daughter, Linda Moore (Lynn), Dallas, Texas; a son, Mark Wise (Candida), Wichita, Kan.; four grandchildren, Jason Brown, Jordan Brown, Commora Wise, and Tristen Wise; two great-grandchildren; a step-daughter, Deana Amicone (Greg), Eldorado Springs, Mo.; and two step-sons, Troy Shankel (Linda), and Matthew Shankel, all of Nevada, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents and a step-son, Todd Shankel.

Rev. Chuck Russell will conduct funeral services at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 8, at the Cheney Witt Chapel. Burial will follow in the U.S. National Cemetery, Fort Scott. The family will receive friends from 12 until 12:30 p.m. prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to Bourbon County Senior Citizens and may be left in care of the Cheney Witt Chapel, PO Box 347, 201 S. Main St., Fort Scott, KS 66701. Words of remembrance may be submitted online at cheneywitt.com.