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Elizabeth Wright

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Elizabeth Wright

Birth
Guthrie, Logan County, Oklahoma, USA
Death
13 Aug 1993 (aged 81)
Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA
Burial
Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri, USA GPS-Latitude: 37.1712944, Longitude: -94.3299762
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GRANDPARENTS:
(maternal)
Dr. Amos Henry Caffee, Sr.
Lacie Ann (Burham) Caffee

(paternal)
Curtis Wright
Nira (Koogler) Wright

PARENTS:
William Wilberforce Wright
Flora Clare (Caffee) Wright

One sister:
Helen (Wright) Bailey

Elizabeth was a 1929 graduate of
Carthage High School
Carthage, Missouri

The Carthage High School Annual listed
these activities for Elizabeth:
English course,
Altrurian 4 years,
President '29';
Girls Glee Club, 3 years;
Senior Class Play;
Girls Quartette, '27' & '28';
A. A. four years
"She does not command success;
she does more; she deserves it.'


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After graduation she received:
Bachelor of Science degree from
Springfield State Teachers College
Springfield, Missouri

Master's Degree in music from:
Northwestern University
Evanston, Indiana

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She joined the Carthage R-9 School District
faculty in 1931 teaching second grade at the
former Irving School.
Four years later she was appointed as
Elementary Music Supervisor, a position she
held for 38 years
She retired in 1973 after teaching a total of
42 years.

She was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church, Carthage, Mo.
and belonged to the church choir
Chapter A.P. of the P.E.O. Sisterhood,
The Carthage Music Club:
Missouri and Carthage Retired Teachers Association:

Miss Wright was a member of the Powers Museum
Advisory Committee in Carthage, Missouri.
GRANDPARENTS:
(maternal)
Dr. Amos Henry Caffee, Sr.
Lacie Ann (Burham) Caffee

(paternal)
Curtis Wright
Nira (Koogler) Wright

PARENTS:
William Wilberforce Wright
Flora Clare (Caffee) Wright

One sister:
Helen (Wright) Bailey

Elizabeth was a 1929 graduate of
Carthage High School
Carthage, Missouri

The Carthage High School Annual listed
these activities for Elizabeth:
English course,
Altrurian 4 years,
President '29';
Girls Glee Club, 3 years;
Senior Class Play;
Girls Quartette, '27' & '28';
A. A. four years
"She does not command success;
she does more; she deserves it.'


♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫ ♫

After graduation she received:
Bachelor of Science degree from
Springfield State Teachers College
Springfield, Missouri

Master's Degree in music from:
Northwestern University
Evanston, Indiana

^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^~^

She joined the Carthage R-9 School District
faculty in 1931 teaching second grade at the
former Irving School.
Four years later she was appointed as
Elementary Music Supervisor, a position she
held for 38 years
She retired in 1973 after teaching a total of
42 years.

She was a member of
Grace Episcopal Church, Carthage, Mo.
and belonged to the church choir
Chapter A.P. of the P.E.O. Sisterhood,
The Carthage Music Club:
Missouri and Carthage Retired Teachers Association:

Miss Wright was a member of the Powers Museum
Advisory Committee in Carthage, Missouri.


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