Eugene Wise

Funeral services for Eugene “Gene” Wise, 78, will be held 6 p.m. Tuesday, December 26, 2023, at North Frankfort Baptist Church, 7945 Owenton Rd in Frankfort. Visitation will be held from 4 p.m. until service time at the church. He will be cremated thereafter, with a private service to place his ashes next to his parents in Beechwood Cemetery, Owenton , Ky, at a later date. Mr. Wise died Tuesday in Owenton. Eugene was born in Beechwood, KY on October 8, 1945, to Willard Huston and Eula Mae Shelton Wise. He was a long-time member of Beechwood Assembly of God. Eugene was preceded in death by his parents and brothers: Gary Wise, Phillip Wise, Dennis Wise, and Calvin Wise. He is survived by his children: Gina (Mike) Warfield, Tina Wise Crawford, and Jerry (Ashley) Wise, all of Lawrenceburg; his brothers: Jimmy Wise, Lexington, and Doug (Carrie) Wise, Simpsonville; his sisters: Ora Lee Carr, Union, and Linda (Owen) Stanley, Nicholasville; his beloved Aunt Donna Shelton Boehm, Georgetown, KY; his grandchildren: Andrew Wise (Kayla), Michael Warfield (Becca), Ellyssa Wise Blakeman, Amber Hyatt (Joe), Jakob Redmon and Kaden Redmon; his 10 great grandchildren and 4 step great grandchildren, and several nieces, nephews, and cousins. He joined the US Army in 1966 and was stationed in Neckarsulm, Germany. Following his honorable discharge from service, he obtained his Journeyman certification as a Tool and Die Maker. He began his extensive career at Stampground Tool and Die, Georgetown, and eventually retired from Wise Manufacturing, Inc. Frankfort, in 2007. Upon his retirement, he relocated from Frankfort, where he lived for 36 years, to Lawrenceburg, Kentucky to be closer to his children. Gene was an avid UK Basketball Fan, enjoyed deep-sea fishing, beach vacations, watching NCIS and singing Willie Nelson songs or any of his other favorites, both Country and Gospel. . He would, on occasion, get a notion to take spontaneous, unplanned vacation road trips--You never knew exactly where you'd end up or how long you'd be gone but you always had fun! Back in the day, he was well known around Frankfort and Georgetown as a talented softball player. He spent many years on different teams with his brothers and had a host of longtime softball friends who were like brothers to him. He continued playing softball well into his 50's, until his knees finally needed some rest! If you met Gene, you'd quickly find out he had an incredible sense of humor, often telling jokes and funny sayings that would bring about his big laugh! Certainly the life of the party, especially when he got a microphone in his hand to sing a little karaoke! But most of all, Gene enjoyed being Pappaw to his grandkids and great grandkids. In anticipation of their visits, there was always a roll of $1 bills and a bowl of candy waiting for them! You might get a loaf of bread, some peanut butter and a gallon of milk too. And he wasn't fancy with his gifts...birthdays and Christmas were a little bit of cash in a plain white envelope with your name on it, written in his very special chicken scratch style! Gene never hesitated to help someone in need, family or friend. All you had to do was ask and if he could do it, he would. To honor his willingness to give, in lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider a donation to the Disabled American Veterans (DAV) Organization, to the American Red Cross to assist veterans impacted by disaster or buy groceries for a family in need. The pallbearers will be his nephews Greg Carr and Jay Wise, and his 4 grandsons, Andrew, Michael, Jakob and Kaden. Honorary bearers will be his surviving brothers, Jimmy and Doug, and his great grandsons Teagen, Braxtyn, Lucas, Adam, Nash and Eli. LeCompte Johnson Taylor is handling arrangements. Please visit our website to leave the family messages of condolences.

Eugene Wise

October 8, 1945 - December 19, 2023