Mr. Wright started working at a very young age to help provide for his family. His teenage years he worked at B&M Motors and Dempsey Dairy. In 1978, he began his career with Southeastern Mills as a truck loader and retired after forty years of dedicated employment. The true joy of Mr. Wright's life was spending quality time with his family, especially his grandchildren. After many years struggling with sickness and the loss of his loving wife, they are now together once again. Mr. Wright's ability to make everyone laugh and help those around him in need, will be a special legacy left to be cherished by all that knew and loved him.
Mr. Wright is preceded in death by his parents; his loving wife of 44 years, Swana Wright; half-brothers, Clyde Wright and Jimmy Wright; half-sisters, Martha Ridgeway and Nancy Carter.
He is survived by his daughter, Leslie (Robert) Rachels; grand children, Charlie (Ashley) Channell, Robbie (Maddie) Rachels, Patrick (Ruby) Rachels, Garrett Rachels, Bowen Rachels; great grandchildren, Aubreigh Rachels and Delila Rachels; sisters, Louise Trapp, Judy (Edwin) Bray, Diane Wright; brothers, Bobby (Willie) Wright and Joe (Becky) Wright; many nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted on Thursday, November 30th, 2023 at one o'clock in the afternoon in the chapel of Owen Funeral Home with Rev. Bryan Silvers and Rev. Corey Wright officiating. Internment will immediately follow in Kingston Cemetery.
Serving as pallbearers are Carey Wright, Tim Wright, Jeff Williams, Jeff Cornwell, Jedd Lovell, and Brandon Bunch.
Honorary pallbearers will include available Southeastern Mills drivers.
Family and friends are cordially invited to a visitation from eleven o'clock in the morning until the hour of service at Owen Funeral Home.
Please visit www.owenfunerals.com to post tributes and sign the on-line register book.
Owen Funeral Home, 12 Collins Drive Cartersville, Georgia 30121, is honored to serve the Wright family during this difficult time.
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