Mr Wright was born in Mt. Moriah, Mo., on Jan. 6, 1936, the son of C. Paul and Nellie (Linville) Wright. He married Patricia Ann Updegraff on Oct. 8,1954, and she survives of the home. He was a 1954 graduate of Mt. Moriah High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He later worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
His father and brother Billy Raymond preceded him in death.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Dwane Wright, Mt. Moriah; daughter, Diane Shields and husband Butch; mother Nellie Wright, all of Kansas City, and grandchildren Rick and wife Kelly, and Erika Shields.
Services were held March 15,2002, at the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in the Lloyd Cemetery, Mt. Moriah. Military honors were conducted by the V.F.W. and American Legion Posts of Bethany and Albany. Masonic rites were conducted by Bethany Lodge #97 A.F.& A.M.
Memorial gifts may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children and/or the American Diabetes Association.
Bethany Republican-Clipper, March 20, 2002
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Mr Wright was born in Mt. Moriah, Mo., on Jan. 6, 1936, the son of C. Paul and Nellie (Linville) Wright. He married Patricia Ann Updegraff on Oct. 8,1954, and she survives of the home. He was a 1954 graduate of Mt. Moriah High School, and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. He later worked as a truck driver and was a member of the Masonic Lodge.
His father and brother Billy Raymond preceded him in death.
In addition to his wife, he leaves a son, Dwane Wright, Mt. Moriah; daughter, Diane Shields and husband Butch; mother Nellie Wright, all of Kansas City, and grandchildren Rick and wife Kelly, and Erika Shields.
Services were held March 15,2002, at the Roberson Funeral Home in Bethany. Burial was in the Lloyd Cemetery, Mt. Moriah. Military honors were conducted by the V.F.W. and American Legion Posts of Bethany and Albany. Masonic rites were conducted by Bethany Lodge #97 A.F.& A.M.
Memorial gifts may be made to Shriners Hospital for Children and/or the American Diabetes Association.
Bethany Republican-Clipper, March 20, 2002
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