Betty Monts Wise

West Columbia – Visitation and Funeral Services for Betty M. Wise will be Friday, March 28, 2025 at Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin in the church sanctuary at 12:00 prior to the funeral service at 2:00. Burial will follow in Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church cemetery. Barr-Price Funeral Home, Lexington Chapel, is assisting the family.

Betty passed away March 23, 2025, following a life of devoted service to those around her. Daughter of the late Ernest C. Monts and Leila H. Monts, she was born in Lexington, South Carolina on July 22, 1934, and was a 1952 graduate of Lexington High School.

Betty worked several years for Lexington School District 2. She went on to work at Midlands Technical College Airport Campus as an office secretary and retired from there after many years of service. She was a partner of Wise Furniture Company in West Columbia with her late husband, Robert (Bob) Wise. Betty was a past president and active member of the Cayce-West Columbia Jaycee-ettes, and supported her husband in his many Jaycee activities, as well as other civic organizations. An active member of Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church, Betty taught Sunday School, Bible School, and served on a variety of committees. She co-chaired the Bernhardt Circle for twelve years and her later years were spent as an active member of the Ladies Aid. Betty was known for her deep faith, nurturing heart, and sense of humor. She cherished traveling with her family to the beach and lively tailgating with friends and family at Clemson football games. Betty’s giving spirit shone brightest in the kitchen, where she delighted in cooking for her entire family, filling their lives with the warmth of her meals, love and conversation. Betty was a remarkable woman whose legacy will live on in the hearts of her family, friends and community.

Betty was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She lived a full and vibrant 90 years marked by kindness, strength, laughter, and love. She shared a 65-year marriage with the love of her life, her late husband, Robert (Bob) Wise. She was a cherished mother to her children, Gale and Allen. Betty is survived by her children Gale McLeod and Allen Wise (Willette); her beloved grandchildren, Sarah Gaston (Will), Mary Beth McLeod, Evan Wise, and Robert Wise; and her treasured great-grandchildren, Alice Gaston and Jane Gaston. Betty was also a beloved aunt to her nieces and nephews, and a dear friend to others. She was predeceased in death by her brothers Franklin Monts and John Monts, and her sisters Louise Shull and Ellen Wingard.

The family would like to thank The Columbia Presbyterian Community – Davega Drive, Lexington, for their excellent care and loving attention during her years of residence.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Mt. Tabor Lutheran Church Ladies Aid Society or Music Ministry.

To send flowers to the family or plant a tree in memory of Betty Monts Wise, please visit our floral store.