Wade Lane Carlisle Wade Carlisle went to be with the Lord in an unexpected accident on May 1 near Holbrook. Wade was born in Show Low to parents Jack Carlisle and Phyllis Carlisle on Oct. 7, 1970. There will be a viewing prior to service at 10 a.m. followed by a service at 11 a.m. on Saturday, May 8, at the First Baptist Church of Holbrook, with lunch afterwards. Interment will be at 4 p.m. the same day at Burton Cemetery in Show Low. Wade grew up on his dad’s cattle ranch in Show Low with his two brothers, Donny and Mark. Throughout his childhood and teenage years, he enjoyed riding horses with friends, raising 4-H steers, branding cattle and endlessly teasing his brothers. As he got older, he became an accomplished clogger and was even asked to perform in Nashville. Wade graduated from Show Low High School in 1989 and then attended Northland Pioneer College for two years. Wade then finished his bachelor’s degree in Business at Northern Arizona University where he made several lifelong friends. Afterwards, Wade felt a calling from God towards His ministry and decided to get a Master’s Degree at Golden Gate Seminary. In September of 1997, Wade met the love of his life, Sandra Cleveland. They married in July of 1998, and in 2001 they welcomed their first child, a beautiful daughter, Emma Grace Carlisle. In 2004, they welcomed their second beautiful daughter, Abbey Marie Carlisle. During this time, Wade bought two businesses, Walt’s Hardware store and the Roxy Theater, began serving on Holbrook City Council and began working as the youth pastor at First Baptist Church of Holbrook. Over the next several years, while raising a family, Wade worked for BNSF, as a local handyman, as a substitute teacher, ran for state senate, joined the Hashknife Pony Express and continued to serve his community. Wade was a man who loved and knew God and shared this love with everyone he came across. He will be greatly missed by his wife and two daughters, along with his friends, and the people helped throughout his life. Wade is survived by his mother, Phyllis Carlisle; beloved wife, Sandy Carlisle; daughters, Emma Carlisle and Abbey Carlisle; brothers, Donny (Kathy) Carlisle and Mark (Tisha) Carlisle; eight nieces and two nephews and their spouses; and his 13 great-nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his dad, Jack Carlisle; uncle, Jason Carlisle; paternal grandparents, Jason and Grace Carlisle; maternal grandparents, Martha and Eugene King; and his father-in-law, Charles Cleveland.
