Class of 1958
1958 Maroon Spotlight
Sharon Clark
Wrestling Queen 57-58; All School Revue 55-57; Class Assembly 55-56; Red Hots 55-58; Cheerleader 57-58; Student Council 55-56; Annual Queen Attendant 56-57; Teen Town Council 57-58; Office Staff 57-58; Library Staff 5657; Christmas Vespers 55-56; Homeroom Secretary – Treasurer 57-58.
1958 Graduation EditionPerry Daily Journal
Sharon Kay Clark has crammed a wide variety of activities into her six years at Perry high school. She was born Dec. 1, 1940, in Perry, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Clark, 1502 Cedar street. She attended grades one through four at Red Rock, grade five at Marland, and then came to Perry. Her favorite subject is typing, and her hobby is sports. She plans to attend Central State college. Sharon has been a member of the Red Hots, Teen Town council, student council, office staff, 4-H club, library staff, wrestling queen, annual queen attendant, Cherokee Strip queen attendant, National Honor society, homeroom secretary-treasurer, cheerleader, all-school revue, sophomore assembly, and has been in many other organizations and events.
Sharon Kay (Clark) Wise
December 1, 1940 – August 12, 2010
Sharon Kay Clark Wise, 69, died Thursday, August 12, 2010, at her daughter’s home in Oklahoma City.
Born on December 1, 1940, on a farm NE of Perry, she was the daughter of Frank H. Clark and Dorothy Wolfe Clark. 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 a Bible Study Group in her home the last two years. She was an active member of the Christian Womens Guild and assisted serving Rotary Club dinners.
Sharon is 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 Lea Wise of Perry, Oklahoma and three grandsons, Jason Scott Wise of Perry, Oklahoma, James and John Thompson, both of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma one greatgrandson, 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 husbands parents, Lee and Willie Wise and one brother-in-law, Gary W. Wise.
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. Memorials may be made to the Elks Scholarship Fund, the First Christian Church, or the American Cancer Society.