Mabel Blankenship Wise

Mabel Elizabeth Blankenship Wise, of Candler, North Carolina passed away on Thursday, November 3, 2005. A native of Swain County, she was a daughter of the late Eli and Kate Gass Blankenship of Whittier, North Carolina. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John Carroll Wise; brothers, James and Horace Blankenship and a sister, Mildred Brooks. She is survived by great-grandchildren, Jeffrey, Alton and Avery; grandchildren, Glenn, Geoffrey, Jonathan, Carmen, Shane, Herman, Yvette, Alex and Atalie; children, Bob, Sondra, Gary, Annette, Carolyn, Beth and Dawn; eight nephews; eleven nieces and a sister, Evelyn Blankenship. A service celebrating Mabel’s life will be held at 2:00 pm Sunday in the Chapel of Groce Funeral Home, 1401 Patton Avenue, Asheville, NC, with the Revs. John Erwin and Ed Worley officiating. Brief graveside services will follow at Laurel Hill United Methodist Church Cemetery. The quilting group of Brown’s View United Methodist Church and the Classy Lassies breakfast group will be honorary pallbearers. Her grandsons, Glenn, Geoffrey, Jonathan and Shane Wise, Herman Redmon and grand-godson, Phillip Morgan will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends and family from 6:00-8:00 pm Saturday, November 5, at the funeral home. Although Mabel loved flowers, she asked that memorials be made to CarePartners Mountain Area Hospice Foundation, PO Box 25338, Asheville, NC 28813. The family would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at Hospice Solace Center and especially to Nurse Becky, Claire and Melanie.