Jack Elbert Wisecarver

Jack E. Wisecarver, 90, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord peacefully December 26, 2018, at his residence with his loving wife by his side. He was born April 1, 1928, in Grants Pass, Oregon to the late Elbert and Emma Brunner Wisecarver.Jack enjoyed fishing, construction projects, making spheres, gold mining, metal detectors and helping others. He also did “rock hounding” and skillfully played the guitar and pan flute. Jack and Billie spent most of their summers in Northern California on the Klamath River where Jack did most of his gold mining, picked blackberries, played horseshoes, and made many wonderful friends over the years,Jack retired as an Engineer for China Lake Naval Weapons Center, Ridgecrest, CA. He was a proud veteran of the U.S. Air Force.In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters and six brothers.Those left to cherish his memory are his loving wife of thirty-six years, Billie Wisecarver; children, Susan Steinbrook, Norman Smith, Mike Wisecarver and Garri Bitkowski ; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; sister, Dorothy Thompson.Private family services will be held at a later date in California.In lieu of flowers, the family request memorials in Jack’s honor be made to the U.S Department of Veterans Affairs, 810 Vermont Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 20420.The family extends their sincere gratitude to the staffs of Life Care Center, Johnson City, TN and Ballad Hospice for their compassionate care of Jack.The care of Jack E. Wisecarver and his family has been entrusted to the staff of Oak Hill Funeral & Cremation Services.Read Obituary