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Ruby Helen <I>Thomas</I> Wright

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Ruby Helen Thomas Wright

Birth
Laurens County, South Carolina, USA
Death
21 Sep 2020 (aged 91)
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Burial
Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Helen Thomas Wright, 91 years of age, of Newberry died Monday, September 21, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Newberry.

Born on April 1, 1929 in Laurens County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Bertie Waites Thomas. She was married to the late B Atlas Wright for 62 years.

Mrs. Wright was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church and a former employee of Torrington in Clinton, SC.

In her 91 years, she enjoyed her travels to the fifty US states and to the Holy Land.
She was involved in square dancing and loved baking goodies. She adored her Pekingese companions over the years and cherished her family.

Survivors include her brother, Harvey “Sonny” D. Thomas, III of Lexington; many nieces and nephews to include Ashton Davis, Austin Bartley and Seth Chick who were close to her; and a lifelong friend, Betty Hedden of Orlando, FL.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by siblings, Hollie Corley, Lurlene Jenkins and Olin Thomas.

Funeral services will be held at Glenn Street Baptist Church at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, September 23. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens.

We continue to observe safety protocols including masks and social distancing.

Memorials are suggested to Glenn St. Baptist Church, 300 Glenn St., Newberry, SC 29108.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com.

Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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For more information and great family photos see:

Before Michael Witt & after: A genealogy of the Witt family with South Carolina origins, 1752-1997 Hardcover – 1998 by Randall S Frye

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Helen Thomas Wright, 91 years of age, of Newberry died Monday, September 21, 2020 at White Oak Manor of Newberry.

Born on April 1, 1929 in Laurens County, SC, she was a daughter of the late Harvey and Bertie Waites Thomas. She was married to the late B Atlas Wright for 62 years.

Mrs. Wright was a member of Glenn Street Baptist Church and a former employee of Torrington in Clinton, SC.

In her 91 years, she enjoyed her travels to the fifty US states and to the Holy Land.
She was involved in square dancing and loved baking goodies. She adored her Pekingese companions over the years and cherished her family.

Survivors include her brother, Harvey “Sonny” D. Thomas, III of Lexington; many nieces and nephews to include Ashton Davis, Austin Bartley and Seth Chick who were close to her; and a lifelong friend, Betty Hedden of Orlando, FL.

In addition to her husband and parents, she was predeceased by siblings, Hollie Corley, Lurlene Jenkins and Olin Thomas.

Funeral services will be held at Glenn Street Baptist Church at 2:30 pm on Wednesday, September 23. Interment will follow in Newberry Memorial Gardens.

We continue to observe safety protocols including masks and social distancing.

Memorials are suggested to Glenn St. Baptist Church, 300 Glenn St., Newberry, SC 29108.

Memories and condolences may be shared with the family at www.whitakerfuneralhome.com.

Whitaker Funeral Home of Newberry is assisting the family.

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For more information and great family photos see:

Before Michael Witt & after: A genealogy of the Witt family with South Carolina origins, 1752-1997 Hardcover – 1998 by Randall S Frye

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  • Created by: Lanie
  • Added: Jul 29, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/167553779/ruby_helen-wright: accessed ), memorial page for Ruby Helen Thomas Wright (1 Apr 1929–21 Sep 2020), Find a Grave Memorial ID 167553779, citing Newberry Memorial Gardens, Newberry, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA; Maintained by Lanie (contributor 47381115).