CHICAGO — Willie Joe Guise, formerly of Vicksburg, died Friday, Nov. 19, 2010, in Chicago. He was 54.

Mr. Guise had been employed as a heavy-equipment operator and was a member of Evergreen Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his parents George Guise Sr.; his mother, Mary Lee Guise; three brothers, Robert Lee Guise, Jimmy Lee Guise and Tom Walker Guise; and a sister, Jessie Lee Banks.

He is survived by three brothers, Lee Arthur Jackson of Yazoo City, George Guise Jr. of Vicksburg and William McKinley Guise of Chicago; two sisters, Addie Chatman of Chicago and Angela Guise of Redwood; and nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at W.H. Jefferson Funeral Home with the Rev. Melvin Bolden officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery. Visitation will be from 6 to 7 tonight at the funeral home.