Kenneth Wright

Funeral services will be held at 10am on Monday, August 30, 2010, at Faith Assembly of God Church on 5426 50th Street in Lubbock with Rev. D.E. Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in Resthaven Memorial Park. Visitation will be held on Sunday from 3pm to 4pm at Resthaven Funeral Home. Please join us in celebrating Kenneth’s life by visiting his memorial at www.resthavenfuneralhome.com.

Kenneth was born on August 18, 1921, in Bethany, Oklahoma. He met and married his one and only love, Tommie Lou Shipman, on November 15, 1943, in Williamsburg, Virginia. Kenneth was a Navy Veteran and served as a Seabee in the South Pacific during World War II. Kenneth and Tommie moved to the Lubbock area in 1947, where he worked as a maintenance man at Methodist Hospital and later as an electrician for the Lubbock State School. Kenneth and his family attended and was an elder of the Faith Assembly of God Church for over 45 years. After retiring, the Wrights moved to Wolfforth where Ken started making metal sculptures known as the “Spinning Cowboy” which was made from recycled parts such as car valves, lug nuts, and horseshoe nails. He made and gave away over 5,000 of them to the young and old alike all over Texas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, as well as all around the world.

Kenneth Wright is survived by his wife of 66 years, Tommie Lou Wright; son, Bobby Wright; daughter, Debbie Wright; three grandchildren; and four great grandchildren.

A very special thanks to the entire staff to The Plaza of Lubbock for making Kenneth’s last days on this earth peaceful and serene.