Villea Wise of Pleasant Hill, Missouri was born February 23, 1937 in Mt. Judea, Arkansas the daughter of Arvel and Vadie (Cross) Hefley. She departed this life on Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Pleasant Hill Health and Rehabilitation Center at the age of 76 years, 9 months and 1 day.
Villea was employed as a packer for Clearfield Cheese Company, Clinton, Missouri until her retirement. She enjoyed her family, cooking, camping, riding her 4-wheeler, shopping, traveling and learning local history. Villea’s special time of year was always around Christmas. She had lived in Archie, Missouri before moving to Pleasant Hill.
Besides her parents, Villea was preceded in death by her three sisters, Willa Dean Carter, Janie Carter and Johnnie Hart.
Villea is survived by her three daughters, Debra Wise, Garden City, Missouri, Dee Mann and husband, Eddie, Kingsville, Missouri, Brenda Nyrako, New Orleans, Louisiana; six grandchildren, Amanda, Brian, Jesse, Jill, Paula and Clayton; eleven great-grandchildren; other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral services were held Wednesday, November 27, 2013 the Dickey Funeral Home, Garden City, Missouri with interment in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Pleasant Hill, Missouri.