Glynn County GaArchives Obituaries.....WRIGHT, Duncan W. (Capt.) January 16, 1916 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Amy Hedrick http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00013.html#0003209 June 7, 2008, 5:04 pm The Brunswick News; Sunday 16 January 1916; pg. 1 col. 3 CAPT. DUNCAN WRIGHT DEAD; END IS SUDDEN—Well Known Citizen Passed Away At His Home On Newcastle St. At Early Hour This Morning—He Was Stricken Suddenly— Though Ill for Some Time, End Was Not Feared So Suddenly. Had Been Resident of Brunswick All of His Life Captain Duncan Wright, in ill health for months, but whose condition recently had shown some improvement, throwing out a little encouragement to his family and friends, passed away rather suddenly at his home on Newcastle street this morning at 1:10 o’clock, and the announcement of his death will come as a great shock to his hundred [sic] of friends. While Captain Wright’s condition has been quite serious for the past few days, still it was not believed that he was in any immediate danger; in fact some improvement was reported in his condition yesterday morning, and he rested well during the day, but last night he was taken ill suddenly, and in a very short time passed away. The death of Captain Duncan Wright removes a man popular among all who knew him, and his acquaintance was probably as wide as any resident of the city. Born in Glynn county on September 25, 1860, being 55 years of age, he has resided in this city his entire life, and ruing all of that time has been prominently connected with the marine circles of the port. For over 32 years he has been a pilot on the Brunswick bar, and during his life he has held a number of positions of honor and trust. Whenever a matter of interest to the welfare of Brunswick, as a city generally, and as a port in particular, came up, Captain Wright was found in the thickest of the fight. He was a man who loved his city and his people. Though unable in recent years, because of illness, to engage as actively as he did in former years, nevertheless, as long as he was able to be out, he was found doing his duty as he saw it. Probably no man along the south Atlantic coast was better acquainted with these waters than was Captain Wright, and many a rough trip has he stood at the wheel of his pilotboat, or his tug or passenger steamer, and steered his craft to safety, for although he has been a pilot for 32 years, he has also served as captain of the port’s largest tug and passenger steamers. Captain Wright is survived by his widow, who herself has been lingering between life and death for the past several days; one son, Hazel Wright, and a brother, J.B. Wright, and a sister, together with a large number of other relatives. Captain Wright was a member of Ocean lodge No. 214, F. & A.M., and of Brunswick chapter No. 66, R.A.M., and these Masonic bodies will have charge of the funeral arrangements. The funeral will be held from the Presbyterian church Monday afternoon at 3 o’clock, Rev. W.H. Chapman officiating. The News joins the hundreds of other friends in extending sympathy, and indulges the hope that better tidings will come from the bedside of Mrs. Wright. NOTICE—Members of Ocean Lodge No. 214 F. & A.M. are requested to meet at Masonic hall at 2:30 p.m. Monday to attend funeral of our late Brother Duncan Wright. Member of Atlantic lodge and visiting brethren invited to attend. J.W. SIMMONS, W.M. Attest: R.H. MARTIN, Secretary. Additional Comments: More Glynn County Genealogy & History can be found at or the sister site at File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/glynn/obits/w/wright8928gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 4.0 Kb