Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....Wright, E. Truman May 7, 1997
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The Brunswick News; Friday 9 May 1997; pg. 3A col. 3

E. TRUMAN WRIGHT SERVICE MONDAY

	A memorial service for E. Truman Wright, 85, of St. Simons Island will 
be 10 a.m. Monday at the Wesley United Methodist Church of Frederica with the 
Rev. Tom Martin officiating.
	He died Wednesday at the Heritage Inn on St. Simons.
	The family will receive friends at the church following the service.  
Memorial contributions may be made to Wesley United Methodist Church of 
Frederica or to a charity of the donor’s choice.
	Surviving are his wife, Barbara Bailey Wright of St. Simons; two 
daughters, Marcia Wright and Barbara Wright Anderson, both of St. Simons; two 
sons, Walter Wright of St. Simons and Ted Wright of Sea Island; 10 
grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.
	He was president and managing director of The Greenbrier Resort at 
White Sulphur Springs from 1951 to 1975.  A 1934 graduate of Cornell 
University, he was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church of Frederica.
	He earned many hospitality industry awards.  He was past president of 
the West Virginia Hotel and Motel Association and of Southern Innkeepers, and 
he was a past member of the AH&MA Resort Committee, the Tavern Club, Rotary 
International and a great many other organizations.
	He also worked at the Lake Placid Club, Lake Placid, N.Y., and at the 
Waldorf Astoria in New York City.  He was a U.S. Navy officer during World War 
II.
	He resided at Highland Beach, Fla., and spent the summers at White 
Sulphur Springs until moving to St. Simons in 1995.
	Edo Miller and Sons Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

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