Ben Wiseman

Ben Frank Wiseman, 80, of Cape Girardeau died Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2004, at Saint Francis Medical Center.

He was born Feb. 2, 1924, in Cape Girardeau, son of Henry Hezekiah and Mary Van Amburg Wiseman. He and Evelyn Marie Ringwald were married May 8, 1942, in Poplar Bluff, Mo.

Wiseman worked 30 years for Caterpillar. He was a member of Lynwood Baptist Church, Society of Automotive Engineers, and was a volunteer more than 20 years at Saint Francis Medical Center.

He served in the U.S. Navy Seabees from 1943 to 1945, and again from 1950 to 1952.

Survivors include his wife; a son, the Rev. Ben Robert Wiseman of Bowie, Texas; and two grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a brother and a grandchild.

There is no visitation.

A graveside service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Cape County Memorial Park, with Dr. Derek Staples and the Rev. Wiseman officiating.

Ford and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.