Kenneth "Ken" B. Hise

Kenneth “Ken” B. Hise, age 77 of Mount Airy, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2024.  

Born in Jacksonville Beach, Florida on June 6, 1947, Ken made his way to Northeast Georgia after high school by attending Andrews College and thereafter attending and graduating from Piedmont College, where he met the love of his life, Lynne Tyson Hise.  Ken then graduated from the University of Georgia with a Master’s Degree in Counseling, a profession he wove and practiced throughout his life.  Ken’s passion was to help others, which he accomplished through many outlets including coaching little league, serving on the Habersham EMC Operation Round Up Board, being a former member of the Clarkesville Lions Club, and other organizations. Ken was an avid Georgia Bulldog fan, an excellent wood worker, and a worm farmer, having established Soil Builders Worm Farm in 2023. Ken was known for his sense of humor, for being a prankster, and his great wit as well as being an excellent cook and grill master.  Ken had the uncanny ability to dissect any culinary dish, down to every ingredient.  In an effort to help children of the Chernobyl disaster, Ken was actively involved in the American Belarusian Relief Organization (ABRO) where he and Lynne hosted their second daughter, Margarita, for many years. Ken retired from the Department of Vocational Rehabilitation as State Director of Employment Services where he was tremendously successful in assisting disabled persons’ entry and retention in the work force.  He also established Sunshine Floors, which he operated for 25 years. Ken was a member of River Point Community Church. Ken’s greatest accomplishment, passion, and love was the love he had for his wife, his children, and his grandchildren.  

Ken is preceded in death by his in-laws, the Rev. J.T. and Mary Tyson, his mother Myrtle A. Moore, and his grandmother Cornelia Allbritton. 

Survivors include his wife Lynne Tyson Hise of Mount Airy, daughter and son in law Hon. Tricia Hise and Nathan Dilday of Cornelia, son and daughter in law Col. TJ and Julie Hise of Whispering Pines, North Carolina, son Cary Hise of Mount Airy, daughter in love Margarita Chudovskaya and Simon Viskouski of Clarkesville, and grandchildren Ty Hise, Alley Hise, and Katelynne Hise of Whispering Pines, North Carolina, Max Daniel of Cornelia, and Sasha Viskouskaya of Clarkesville, brothers Michael Moore of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida, and David Coleman of Cartersville, as well as many special nieces, nephews, cousins, extended family, and friends that are family.  

The family will receive friends for visitation on Saturday, January 4, 2025 from 2:00pm to 5:00pm at Hillside Memorial Chapel and a private celebration of life service will be held at a later date. 

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that you consider honoring Ken by sending donations to The Unit Foundation, PO Box 1281, Vass, NC 28394 or via their website at www.theunitfoundation.com. All donations made will support the US Special Forces, their families, Veteran Unit Members, and Gold Stars families where Ken’s son, TJ, serves.  In the alternative, donations may be made to Northeast Georgia Hospice in Ken’s memory.  

The family would like to express their sincere gratitude to Northeast Georgia Hospice for their compassion and care.

Arrangements are in the care and professional direction of Hillside Memorial Chapel & Gardens, Clarkesville.