Wanda June Wright Day

Wanda completed her work on this earth on January 6, 2016, in the comfort of her loving husband of 37 years, Jimmy Grant Day. She was 69 years old, born in Ripley, Mississippi on June 28, 1946. She was a long-time employee of Insurance Liquidators, and a long-standing member of Jefferson Baptist Church. She dedicated her time and love to her family, but was also a talented seamstress and an avid cook, including authoring a family cookbook. She is survived by her husband; two step-children, Michael Grant Day, M.D., and his wife, Melissa Phillips Day, and Karen Day White, J.D.; three step-grandchildren, Samuel Grant Day, Benjamin Grant Day, and Amelia Rose Day; four nieces, Dedrah Littleton, and her husband Eddie, Tonia Cardoza, and her husband Dave, Betty Young, and Renee Welsh; one nephew, Jimmy Welsh; and a great-niece, Amy Johnson. She was preceded in death by her parents, Wilford C. Wright and Sarah Lenora Dickerson Smith; two sisters, Janice Wilson and Shirley Welsh; one brother, Bobby Wright; a niece, Dawn Lumley; and a nephew, Steve Wright. Visitation will be at Jefferson Baptist Church on Friday, January 8th, from 9 a.m. until religious services at 11 a.m., to be conducted by the Reverend Tommy French. Entombment in Greenoaks Memorial Park Mausoleum will follow the service. Pall bearers are Samuel Day, Eddie Littleton, John Vance, Phil Phillips, Roger Johnson, and Ken Nolan. Honorary pall bearers are Fred Gwin, Stan Howard, Charles Meisenheimer, and Jay Cloessner. The family would like to thank our extended family and friends for their unwavering kindness and support. Special gratitude is expressed for the compassionate and excellent care provided by Dr. John Vance, Dr. Christopher Lee, Dr. Joseph Cefalu, Dr. John Nyboer, and The Crossing at Clarity Hospice.