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Sharon Kay (Clark) Wise, 69, was born on December 1, 1940 on a farm NE of Perry to Frank H. Clark and Dorothy (Wolfe) Clark.  She died Thursday, August 12, 2010 at her daughter’s home in Oklahoma City.

She attended schools in Red Rock, Marland and Perry, graduating in 1958 from Perry High School.  Sharon was Perry High School Wrestling Queen in 1958, cheerleader and member of the National Honor Society.  She attended Central State College in Edmond on an Associate Business Secretarial certificate program.

On November 6, 1959, she married Charles E. Wise in Perry at the First Christian Church.  He preceded her in death on June 10, 2001. She worked for OSU Extension offices in Perry and Chickasha.  The couple lived in Chickasha from 1965 to 1975, until they moved back to Perry and purchased the Budd Wollison Buick, Pontiac, GMC Dealership. They owned and operated Wise Buick, Pontiac, GMC for over 30 years. After Charles’ death, Sharon continued operating the dealership and was named one of the few women General Motors dealers in Oklahoma and was a member of the Oklahoma Auto Dealers Association.  In 2005, she sold the business to Ruble Vance of Perry.

She supported many school and community organizations in Perry.  She was a member of the Perry Chamber of Commerce, Main Street of Perry, an honorary member of Perry Study Club, having served as a past president and was a life time member of Beta Sigma Phi.

Sharon was a member of the First Christian Church, serving as an Elder and Deacon.  She enjoyed hosting her Bible Study Group in her home the last couple years.  She was an active member of the Christian Women’s Guild and assisted serving Rotary Club dinners.

Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, August 16, 2010 at the First Christian Church in Perry.  Rev. Martin Foster will officiate.  Interment will be in Grace Hill Cemetery.  Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home in Perry, Oklahoma, assisted by Hills-Ely Funeral Home in Medford, Oklahoma.

The family will be receiving friends from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Sunday, August 15, 2010 at Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Elks Scholarship Fund, the First Christian Church or the American Cancer Society in care of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home, 1010 N. 7th Street, Perry, Oklahoma 73077.

Sharon was survived by one daughter, Gayla (Wise) Thompson and her husband, Edward, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one son, Scott Charles Wise of Perry, Oklahoma; one granddaughter, Brandi Lee Wise of Perry, Oklahoma and three grandsons, Jason Scott Wise of Perry, Oklahoma, James and John Thompson, both of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; one great-grandson, Cutter Lee Sypert of Perry, Oklahoma; one sister, Francis (Clark) Hyatt of Perry, Oklahoma; several nieces and nephews including Justus Hyatt of Perry, Oklahoma; two sisters-in-law, Naveda (Wise) Ely and her husband, Harvey, of Medford, Oklahoma and Patricia (Wise) Puckett and her husband, Joe, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and one brother-in-law, Wesley Wise, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Eugene Wise; her parents, Frank and Dorothy Clark; her husband’s parents, Lee and Willie Wise and one brother-in-law, Gary W. Wise.

Condolences may be sent to the family using the online guestbook at www.brown-duggerfuneralhome.com.