Obituary of Justus WRIGHT, Crawford County, Illinois Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Jim Admire Justus Wright Obit Surname: Wright, Bryant OBITUARY OF JUSTUS WRIGHT Justus, better known to relatives and friends as Jess, a son of Isaac and Lucinda Wright, was born August 20, 1865 in martin Township, Crawford County, Ill., and spent his entire life there with the exception of about four years in Colorado.On December 25, 1895, he was united in marriage to Mary J. Bryant. To this union twin daughters were born. One passed away in infancy, and the other, Florence, at the tender age of six years. His companion preceded him in death, April 23, 1947. He is the last of a family of seven children, three sisters and four brothers. Six nieces and four nephews survive.Uncle Jess has been a member of long standing of the IOOF Lodge of Oblong. In years when his sight was good, he went so willingly to lend a hand in case of sickness or misfortune of some relative or friend.He bore the last few years of life without complaint and passed away January 24, 1952 at the age of 86 years, 5 months and 4 days.Funeral services were held Saturday January 26, at 2:00 at the Marshall Funeral Chapel with Rev. Carl Hall officiating. Burial was in the Oblong Cemetery. ***************************************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, data may be used by non-commercial entities, as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may NOT be reproducd in any format for profit or for presentation by other persons or organizations. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for purposes other than stated above must obtain the written consent of the file contributor. ***************************************************************** Contributed by: Jim Admire