Joseph Beech Wright, 84, of Murray, Utah, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010, surrounded by his family.
He was born June 1, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph Alma and Sabra Allgood Wright. He was raised in Ogden, and graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP. He met Josephine Swanner at Weber State College and they married December 17, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He went on to get his bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was very artistic and loved to paint with watercolor and oils.
He worked for the LDS Church Architectural Division for 30 years before retiring in 1988. He and Jo bought a motor home and traveled all over the country, meeting with their square dancing friends and callers.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; daughter, Ann (Gary) Wilson, of Pleasant Grove; three grandchildren, Tyson (Lara) Condie, of Los Angeles, California, Travis Condie, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kristen (Tyler) Elison, of Murray, Utah; five stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Edith Holmes, of Le Mesa, California, and Delphia Colyar, ofOrem, Utah.
Preceded in death by a son, Lester Joseph, both parents and three sisters.
The family wishes to thank the staff at both The Wellington, The Charleston at Cedar Hills and Envision Home Health for their loving and personal care of Joe.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Murray 23rd Ward Chapel, 755 East Three Fountains Drive, Murray, UT. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com
He was born June 1, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph Alma and Sabra Allgood Wright. He was raised in Ogden, and graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP. He met Josephine Swanner at Weber State College and they married December 17, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He went on to get his bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was very artistic and loved to paint with watercolor and oils.
He worked for the LDS Church Architectural Division for 30 years before retiring in 1988. He and Jo bought a motor home and traveled all over the country, meeting with their square dancing friends and callers.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; daughter, Ann (Gary) Wilson, of Pleasant Grove; three grandchildren, Tyson (Lara) Condie, of Los Angeles, California, Travis Condie, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kristen (Tyler) Elison, of Murray, Utah; five stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Edith Holmes, of Le Mesa, California, and Delphia Colyar, ofOrem, Utah.
Preceded in death by a son, Lester Joseph, both parents and three sisters.
The family wishes to thank the staff at both The Wellington, The Charleston at Cedar Hills and Envision Home Health for their loving and personal care of Joe.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Murray 23rd Ward Chapel, 755 East Three Fountains Drive, Murray, UT. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com
Joseph Beech Wright, 84, of Murray, Utah, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2010, surrounded by his family.
He was born June 1, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph Alma and Sabra Allgood Wright. He was raised in Ogden, and graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP. He met Josephine Swanner at Weber State College and they married December 17, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He went on to get his bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was very artistic and loved to paint with watercolor and oils.
He worked for the LDS Church Architectural Division for 30 years before retiring in 1988. He and Jo bought a motor home and traveled all over the country, meeting with their square dancing friends and callers.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; daughter, Ann (Gary) Wilson, of Pleasant Grove; three grandchildren, Tyson (Lara) Condie, of Los Angeles, California, Travis Condie, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kristen (Tyler) Elison, of Murray, Utah; five stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Edith Holmes, of Le Mesa, California, and Delphia Colyar, ofOrem, Utah.
Preceded in death by a son, Lester Joseph, both parents and three sisters.
The family wishes to thank the staff at both The Wellington, The Charleston at Cedar Hills and Envision Home Health for their loving and personal care of Joe.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Murray 23rd Ward Chapel, 755 East Three Fountains Drive, Murray, UT. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com
He was born June 1, 1926 in Ogden, Utah, to Joseph Alma and Sabra Allgood Wright. He was raised in Ogden, and graduated from Ogden High School in 1944. He served in the U.S. Army as an MP. He met Josephine Swanner at Weber State College and they married December 17, 1947 in the Salt Lake Temple.
He went on to get his bachelors degree in Architectural Engineering at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He was very artistic and loved to paint with watercolor and oils.
He worked for the LDS Church Architectural Division for 30 years before retiring in 1988. He and Jo bought a motor home and traveled all over the country, meeting with their square dancing friends and callers.
He is survived by his wife, Jo; daughter, Ann (Gary) Wilson, of Pleasant Grove; three grandchildren, Tyson (Lara) Condie, of Los Angeles, California, Travis Condie, of Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, and Kristen (Tyler) Elison, of Murray, Utah; five stepgrandchildren; seven stepgreat-grandchildren; four stepgreat-great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Edith Holmes, of Le Mesa, California, and Delphia Colyar, ofOrem, Utah.
Preceded in death by a son, Lester Joseph, both parents and three sisters.
The family wishes to thank the staff at both The Wellington, The Charleston at Cedar Hills and Envision Home Health for their loving and personal care of Joe.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. in the Murray 23rd Ward Chapel, 755 East Three Fountains Drive, Murray, UT. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services on Wednesday. Interment will be in the Ogden City Cemetery.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.olpinmortuary.com
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