Kathleen Wiseman

Piano or Organ Music

Let us Pray

O God, giver of life and conqueror of death, our help in every time of trouble, we trust that you do not willingly grieve or afflict us.Comfort us who mourn;   and give us grace, in the presence of death, to worship you, that we may have sure hope of eternal life     and be enabled to put our whole trust in your goodness and mercy; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

Words of Welcome

Dying, Christ destroyed our death.

Rising, Christ restored our life.Christ will come again in glory.

As in baptism Kathleen Wiseman put on Christ, so in Christ may she be clothed with glory.

Here and now, dear friends, we are God's children.

What we shall be has not yet been revealed; but we know that when he appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

Those who have this hope purify themselves as Christ is pure.

Words of Hope

Jesus said, I am the resurrection and I am life.

Those who believe in me, even though they die, yet shall they live, and whoever lives and believes in me shall never die.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end, the first and the last.

I died, and behold I am alive for evermore, and I hold the keys of hell and death.

Because I live, you shall live also.

TIME TO REMEMBER

Kathleen P. Wiseman, age 91, of Jackson, Ohio passed away June 25, 2023. She was born January 29, 1932, to the late Walter & Georgia (Downey) Wiseman, spending her entire life in the home she was born in.

Kathleen was a 1949 graduate of Jackson High School. She attended Portsmouth Interstate Business College in Portsmouth, Ohio and then worked in insurance with the Harry Sheward Insurance Agency in Jackson, Ohio while ultimately retiring from The Wiseman Insurance Agency in Gallipolis, Ohio.

Her passion was Wesley United Methodist Church. She worked as a custodian for over 40 years, played the organ for over 50 years, as well as participating and leading in every aspect of the life of the church.

Kathleen is survived by her sister, Norma White of Jackson, Ohio;  son Gary who is married to (Wendy) Wiseman of Jackson, Ohio; grandchildren, Kelly who is married to (Jeffrey) Hoffman of Greenville, South Carolina, Kevin who is married to (Amanda) Wiseman of Nelsonville, Ohio, Keith Wiseman and (Kelsey Martin) of Jackson, Ohio, and Kris who is married to (McKenzie) Wiseman of Chillicothe, Ohio; great-grandchildren: Alex, Anna & Katelyn Hoffman, Hattie & Gracie Wiseman, and Theodore Wiseman; her niece, Kathy Miller whom lovingly cared for her; as well as numerous cousins, nieces, and nephews.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her infant sister, Margaret Wiseman; sister, Dorotha Reed; and brothers-in-law, Charles Reed and Larry White

Family Speaking

Georgi Hill Reading

Music by the Trio

Kris Wiseman

Prayer

The Book of Common Prayer, 1979 (The Burial of the Dead: Rite One)

O God, whose mercies cannot be numbered: Accept our prayers on behalf of thy servant Kathleen. Thank you for granting her an entrance into the land of light and joy, in the fellowship of thy saints. This we pray through Jesus Christ thy Son our Lord, who liveth and reigneth with thee and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.

Burial

In the midst of life, we are in death;      from whom can we seek help?(NINTH CENTURY)

Our help is in the name of the Lord     who made heaven and earth.God who raised Christ from the dead     will give life to your mortal bodies also     through the Spirit that dwells in you.

Listen, I will tell you a mystery! We will not all die, but we will all be changed.For this perishable body must put on imperishability,     and this mortal body must put on immortality.Then the saying that is written will be fulfilled:     

"Death has been swallowed up in victory."     

"Where, O death, is your victory? Where, O death, is your sting?"

But thanks be to God,     who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ.

Let us pray:

Almighty God,     into your hands we commend your daughter,  Kathleen,   in the sure and certain hope of resurrection to life eternal through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

This body we commit to the ground, earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. (TRADITIONAL)

Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord.Yes, says the Spirit, they will rest from their labors     for their deeds follow them.(REVELATION 14:13, ALT.)

Let us pray

O Lord, support us all the day long of our troubled life,     until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes,       and the busy world is hushed,       and the fever of life is over and our work is done.Then in your mercy grant us a safe lodging,     and a holy rest, and peace at the last; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.