Obit of William T. Wright; Jamestown, Chautauqua Co., NY

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OBITUARY CLIPPINGS THAT WERE TUCKED INSIDE THE 1936 DIARY OF ALICE M. ARTHUR
OF FALCONER, NY

FUNERAL IS HELD FOR MR. WRIGHT:  MEMBERS OF JAMESTOWN RETAIL MERCHANTS'
ASSOCIATION ARE BEARERS

JULY 9, 1936.  The funeral of William T. Wright, long engaged in business
here, was held yesterday morning at SS. Peter & Paul's Roman Catholic Church. 
Music was furnished by Miss Mae E. Collins and Guy B. Saxton.  The solemn
requiem mass was celebrated with the rector, Rev. Dr. Michael W. Moynihan, as
celebrant; Rev. Lawrence DiGiovanni of St. James' Church, as deacon,
and Rev. William Gardner, assistant rector of SS. Peter and Paul's Church, as
sub-deacon.

Bearers, all members of the Jamestown Retail Merchants' Association, were Fred
E. Bigelow, Martin R. Nelson, E.L. Nelson, F.V. Macomber, E.L. Buchanan and
George L. Lockwood.  The remains were taken by motor to Syracuse for interment
in St. Agnes Cemetery.

Present from out-of-town were William T. Wright, Jr., of Bronx; Mrs. Edward F.
Williams and sons, Mark, Roger, and Joseph Williams of Kansas City, Mo.; Lynn
M. Francis and Mary and Barbara Francis of Birmingham, Mich.members of the
Retail Merchants' Association attended the church service, together with the
clerks from the Wright Specialty Shop and a large delegation of business men.