Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.
Mel was born September 11, 1927, in Star, to Hilary Hudson Wright and Alta Ann Garrett Wright. He attended a small country school on the Hurst Ranch. He enjoyed training and working with horses, landscaping and spending time with "his grandbabies" and family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and five sisters; and daughter, Marsha Lynn Davidson.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda of Robinson; daughters, Connie Wright Ener and husband, Travis, of Princeton, Texas, and Angelique Wright Smith of Ft. Worth, Texas; stepson, James Gatewood of Austin, Texas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Obituary published online 8 Jul 2019 by Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
Services will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 11, at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Chapel with Ronnie Holmes officiating. Burial will follow at Hurst Ranch Cemetery in Star, Texas. Visitation will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m., before the service at Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home.
Mel was born September 11, 1927, in Star, to Hilary Hudson Wright and Alta Ann Garrett Wright. He attended a small country school on the Hurst Ranch. He enjoyed training and working with horses, landscaping and spending time with "his grandbabies" and family gatherings.
He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers and five sisters; and daughter, Marsha Lynn Davidson.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda of Robinson; daughters, Connie Wright Ener and husband, Travis, of Princeton, Texas, and Angelique Wright Smith of Ft. Worth, Texas; stepson, James Gatewood of Austin, Texas; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Obituary published online 8 Jul 2019 by Wilkirson-Hatch-Bailey Funeral Home, Waco, Texas.
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Esley Dean Wright Brooks
1910–1996
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Sgt Floyd Benton Wright
1912–1998
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Elbert Garrett Wright
1914–1974
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Cassie Marie Wright Howard
1916–1986
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Hallie M. Wright Forgy
1918–1993
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Gladys Floella "Flo" Wright Claunch
1920–2016
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Clayton Lester "Bob" Wright
1924–1981
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Lajuan Gloria Wright Tillison
1926–2014
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Clois Gaylon Wright
1931–1965
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Narvel Leray Wright
1933–1979
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