William S. Wright, Jr. Obituary (1926

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. William S. "Bill" Wright, Jr. Mr. William S. "Bill" Wright, Jr., age 88, of Manville, Indiana, entered this life on June 4, 1926 in Jefferson County at the family home on Wright Hill near Manville. He was the loving son of the late, William H. and Bida Howard Wright. He resided all of his life on the family farm on Wright Hill and was a 1941 graduate of Central High School. He was inducted into the United States Army on May 16, 1945 during World War II. He was honorably discharged on December 13, 1945 at Camp Atterbury. On December 21, 1949 Bill was united in marriage to Violet Lee Day at the home of Rev. Vincent on West Main Street in downtown Madison. This happy union of sixty five years was blessed with two daughters, Karen and Reba and a son, William. Bill had farmed all of his life and had driven a school bus for 38 years for Madison Consolidated School System. He was a member of the Manville Christian Church, Central High School Alumni and attended the Church of Christ at Madison. Bill enjoyed pulling horses, especially Belgian horses, coon, rabbit, and bird hunting, feeding the deer, radio controlled planes, and his saw mill. He was a loving husband, devoted dad and paw paw. William died on Saturday, February 21, 2015, at 12:35 p.m. at his home near Manville, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY William will be missed by his loving wife of sixty five years, Violet Lee Day Wright of Manville, Indiana; his loving daughters, Karen McClure and her husband, Bruce of Madison, Indiana, Reba Kilburn and her companion, Keith Keller of Madison, Indiana; his loving son, William L. Wright and his wife, Melissa of Madison, Indiana; his sisters, Pauline Hall of Lamb, Indiana, Mary Duncan of Madison, Indiana; his grandchildren, Dustin McClure, Tyler McClure, Martina Keller, William Wright, Hannah Wright & Brogan Wright; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, William H. and Bida Howard Wright, his sisters, Louise Livings, Dorothy Ellis, Maxine Kieser, Ila Marie McClure, and Elizabeth Yanz, and his brother, Stanley Wright. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Wednesday, February 25, 2015, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Allen Jolly at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Manville Cemetery in Manville, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Tuesday from 5:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORS A final salute will be conducted on Wednesday at 11:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre by Jefferson Post 9, of the American Legion with full military honors to be conducted at the graveside. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Church of Christ at Madison "Haiti Fund". Cards are available at the funeral home. To send a flower arrangement in memory of William S. Wright, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.