Earline Wiseman, 73, of Crump passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau.
She was born Feb. 3, 1941, in Crump, to Oscar "Earl" and Flora Williams Wiseman. Earline was a graduate of Delta High School. She was a fingerprint examiner with the FBI in Washington, D.C., 30 years, retiring in 1999 and returning to Crump.
Earline was a member of Bethlehem General Baptist Church in Crump and the Hesther Eakins Women's Missionary Society. She loved Southern gospel music and enjoyed making fudge, which she sent to friends and family throughout the United States.
Loving survivors include her mother, Flora of Crump; a brother, J.E. (Evelyn) Wiseman of Whitewater; four sisters, Nelda Green of Jackson, Nora Garnett of Cedar Park, Texas, Elaine (Vince) DiRago of Madison, Ala., and Judy (John) Kinney of Sparta, Ohio; and many dear nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her father.
Friends may call from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the chapel of McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.
The funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home, with the Revs. Joe Allen and Jimmie Fulbright officiating. Interment will be in Proffer Cemetery at Crump.
Memorials may be made to Hesther Eakins Women's Missionary Society or a church or charity of your choice.
Sympathy messages may be sent to the family online at mccombsfuneralhome.com.
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