Wiseman, Ronald Ray

Passed: 1996-06-19

Age: 76

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1996-06-26

Information: Services were held Tuesday, June 25, 1996, for Ronald Ray Wiseman at F. D. Sweet and Son Chapel in Orland.  The 76-year old Orland resident died June 19, 1996, of natural causes at Enloe Hospital in Chico.  He was born September 30, 1919, to James and Verna Skeen Wiseman in Kentuck, WV.  Mr. Wiseman joined the U. S. Army during World War II.  He participated in the invasion of Normandy and the Battle of the Bulge.  Wiseman moved to Torrance, CA, in 1949 where he owned and operated Hickory Construction Company until he moved to Orland in 1962.  He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Orland, the Independent Order of Oddfellows, and the Rebekahs in Orland.  Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Elistine of Orland; daughter, Rosemarie Swenson of Chico; son Jeremy of Orland; two sisters, Bertha Kerns and Mae Southall, both of Ripley, WV; and numerous nieces and nephews.  Visitation was held Monday, June 24, at the mortuary.  Burial was at the Orland I. O. O. F. Cemetery.