Judy (Wiseman) Harmon

Judy Wiseman Harmon, age 79 of Peoria Road, Sugar Grove, North Carolina passed away

peacefully on the evening of December 21st with family around her at Hugh Chatham Memorial Hospital in Elkin, NC after a lengthy illness. Judy was born on August 2th, 1946, in Carter County, Tennessee to Ben Wiseman and Vera Ward Wiseman. She was the 4th of seven children. Judy moved to Boone after graduating high school and met her husband, Eddie where they married and raised their family in the Sugar Grove and Bethel community. After retiring from Appalachian State University in 2008, Judy helped take care of the community. She was always known for taking her friends and acquaintances that were no longer able to drive to their doctor appointments, running errands for them and just visiting with them to see how they were doing. She did this so much that the running joke with her son Tony was that she was the new Willy Nelson because she was always “on the road again” and never at home. Strangers would reach out to her for help as they had heard that she would be willing to help run errands for them, which she always did. She was still doing that up until her unexpected health issues began earlier this year. She loved her family and friends and had a special place in her heart for her grandchildren who all referred to her as Nannie.

Judy is survived by her sons Tony Harmon and wife Kim, of Apex, NC, Terry Harmon and wife Ruthie of Banner Elk, grandsons, Benjamin Harmon and Grayson Harmon of Apex, Hunter Harmon of Banner Elk and her only granddaughter, Katelyn Harmon of Apex, her brother Howel Wiseman of Valley Forge, Tennessee and special sister in laws, Betty Lou Presnell of Sugar Grove and Linda Wiseman of Valley Forge, Tennessee as well as 5 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews. Judy was preceded in death by her husband Eddie Council Harmon, her parents, Ben and Vera Wiseman, her first born grandson, Joshua Harmon, her brothers, Hayden Wiseman, Carol “Shorty” Wiseman, Buddy Wiseman, Larry Wiseman and her sister Carolyn Wiseman.

A graveside service for close friends and family will be held at the Green Valley Missionary Baptist Church cemetery on Saturday January 3rd at 1:00, officiated by Preacher Eric Cornett.

In lieu of flowers, the family suggests memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Cancer Research

Hospital as it was a favorite of Judy’s.

Online condolences may be shared with the family online at austinbarnesfuneralhome.com

Austin and Barnes Funeral Home and Crematory is serving the Harmon family.

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