Mr. Wright was a life member of the Moose Lodge in Portsmouth, Va., a member of American Legion Post No. 41 in Loris and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Tabor City, N.C. He was a strong believer in higher education and during his Navy career he traveled around the world seven times.
Mr. Wright loved feeding his birds, and spent his free time visiting residents of Loris Extended Care Center and Loris Community Hospital.
He was predeceased by one brother, Morrison Wright.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Estelle Smith Wright of the home; two children, Linda Stinson and her husband, Steve, of Gadsden, Alabama and Fulton Buck Wright and his wife, Robin, of Key West, Florida; stepdaughter, Nancy Freeman of Gadsden, Alabama; sister, Lucille Winstead of Elm City, N.C.; brother, Willard Wright of Tabor City, N.C.; six grandchildren, Michael Robinson and his wife, Roxanne, Lauren McVeigh and her husband, Dale, Ashleigh Davis and her husband, Jeremy, Lindsay Elkins and her husband, David, Lisa Hibbs, and Holly Clem and her husband, Neal; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2008 from Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Ghent officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Twin City Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Ward Funeral Home in Loris.
Please sign a guest book at MyrtleBeachOnline.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 5330 Broad St., Loris, SC 29569 or to the charity of one's choice.
Ward Funeral Home of Loris, (843) 756-9273, is serving the Wright family
Mr. Wright was a life member of the Moose Lodge in Portsmouth, Va., a member of American Legion Post No. 41 in Loris and the Veterans of Foreign Wars post in Tabor City, N.C. He was a strong believer in higher education and during his Navy career he traveled around the world seven times.
Mr. Wright loved feeding his birds, and spent his free time visiting residents of Loris Extended Care Center and Loris Community Hospital.
He was predeceased by one brother, Morrison Wright.
Mr. Wright is survived by his wife, Estelle Smith Wright of the home; two children, Linda Stinson and her husband, Steve, of Gadsden, Alabama and Fulton Buck Wright and his wife, Robin, of Key West, Florida; stepdaughter, Nancy Freeman of Gadsden, Alabama; sister, Lucille Winstead of Elm City, N.C.; brother, Willard Wright of Tabor City, N.C.; six grandchildren, Michael Robinson and his wife, Roxanne, Lauren McVeigh and her husband, Dale, Ashleigh Davis and her husband, Jeremy, Lindsay Elkins and her husband, David, Lisa Hibbs, and Holly Clem and her husband, Neal; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Sunday, February 17, 2008 from Trinity Baptist Church with the Rev. Randy Ghent officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in Twin City Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, February 16, 2008 at Ward Funeral Home in Loris.
Please sign a guest book at MyrtleBeachOnline.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Trinity Baptist Church, 5330 Broad St., Loris, SC 29569 or to the charity of one's choice.
Ward Funeral Home of Loris, (843) 756-9273, is serving the Wright family