Richard D. Wright
Posted: January 24, 2018
Richard D. Wright, 75, died December 12, 2017, in Winter Haven, Florida. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, January 27, 2018, at First Assembly of God, 2201 Military Road, Columbus, MS, with Rev. Jesse Ray officiating. Mr. Wright was born March 16, 1942 in Columbus, MS to the late Marcell P. Wright and Alfred D. Wright. He served in the U.S. Army, and retired from Frucon Corporation as a Safety Manager. Mr. Wright was a former member of First Assembly of God and a charter member of Evangel Assembly of God in Columbus, MS. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Michael Wayne Wright. He is survived by his wife of 55 years, Margie Wright; daughter, Traci Wright Hall (Tim); daughter, Christy Wright, all of Lakeland, FL; granddaughter, Leah Martin of Jacksonville, FL; brother Alfred Wright, Jr. of Macon, MS, sisters Charlene Wright King Slocum and Betsy Morway of Columbus, GA, and numerous nieces and nephews. Memorials may be made to St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.