Graveside services for Edward M Wright, 76, West Plains, Missouri, will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, August 8, 2020, at Evergreen Cemetery with Brother Dan Duncan officiating, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, West Plains.
He was born the son of the late Joseph Elbert Wright and Gertrude Madge Camp Wright, on October 9, 1943 in Fort Scott, Kansas and died August 5, 2020 in West Plains, Missouri.
He was united in marriage May 14, 1961 in Koshkonong, Missouri to Barbara Phipps, and they have been happily married for fifty-nine years.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara Phipps Wright, of the home, West Plains, Missouri; four children, Paul Wright, state of Missouri, Christy Wright, Springfield, Missouri, Joe Wright, Thayer, Missouri, and Becky Craig, West Plains, Missouri; five grandchildren, Ethan Wright, West Plains, Missouri, Hannah Wright, West Plains, Missouri, Johnny, Christopher and Timothy Wright, all from the state of Missouri; one brother-in-law, Darrell Phipps, Thayer, Missouri, and several nieces, nephews, cousins, and other family members as well.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son-in-law, John Craig; two brothers, Harold and Elbert Wright; three sisters, Marianita Lawrence, Virginia Wright, and Joan Bacon.
He was a minister of the gospel for many years. He loved the Lord and was always reading his Bible and praying. God was number one in his life. He and Barbara loved to sightsee. He was a hard worker in all of his many endeavors in life.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Gideon’s or Compassion Link and can be left at the funeral home.
Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery, Howell County, Missouri, under the direction of Carter Funeral Home, Inc., West Plains.
