Nellie Baker Wise Obituary (1929 - 2015)

Mrs. Nellie "Nell" Baker Wise, 85, of Spring Lake, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2015. at Cape Fear Valley Medical Center in Fayetteville, North Carolina. Mrs. Wise was a loving wife and devoted mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She led the singing each week, and worked in the non-profit thrift shop and food bank at Anderson Creek Community Church. She was an Ambassador for over twenty years traveling and participating in the Senior Olympics, winning the Bronze, Silver and Gold medals. For years she was involved in the Harnett County Meals on Wheels and sat on the Board of Aging in Harnett County. She volunteered with the Gideon Bible Ministry providing guidance and bibles to prisoners. She ministered at local nursing homes providing fellowship and singing. Nell touched the lives of many and will be greatly missed. A funeral service will be held on Friday, January 16, 2015 at 8:30 AM at Anderson Creek Community Church in Spring Lake. Interment will follow in Sandhills State Veterans Cemetery in Spring Lake. The family will receive friends at a visitation on Thursday, January 15, 2015 from 7:00 P. M. to 9:00 P. M. at Adcock Funeral Home & Crematory in Spring Lake. Mrs. Wise is survived by her beloved husband of 68 years, Fred Wise, Jr.; daughters, Beverly Ray and husband, Pete of Spring Lake and Tabitha Wise and husband, Mike Brown of Fayetteville; sons, Bobby Wise, Sr. and wife, Christie of Roseboro and Benson Wise of Sanford, NC. She is also survived by grandchildren, Jaime Ray Kelly and husband Barrett; Bobby "BJ" Wise, Jr.; Corey Wise and wife, Donna; Kristen Kirk and husband, Nathan; Kasie Brown and companion, Alicia Gomez; Brandon Wise, Amanda Pate, Traci Brink and husband, Josh; and Michael Wise; and great-grandchildren, Jackson Kirk, Callahan Kirk, Makayla Gomez, Ayden Pate, Cholee Wise and Harlowe Kelly.