Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wright, Rosa Fentress Baker June 15, 2004
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, June 18, 2004 
Rosa Fentress Baker Wright , 94, passed peacefully June 15, 2004, at Sentara 
Nursing Care Center in Portsmouth. She was a native of Norfolk and the daughter 
of the late William C. Baker and Fannie Fentress Baker Thomas and the wife of 
the late Edward L. Wright Sr. Mrs. Wright was educated in Norfolk Public 
Schools, attended Howard University in Washington, D.C. and was a graduate of 
Wilberforce University in Xenia, Ohio.

She was a faithful and lifelong member of St. John AME Church, Bute Street, 
Norfolk, having been enrolled in the Cradle Roll in 1910. She was a member of 
the J.C. James Fellowship Group and Lay Organization and formerly a member of 
the Nannie C. Phelps Missionary Society and the Louise Bell Grandparents Sunday 
School Class. In 1998, Mrs. Wright was honored as St. Johns "Mother of the 
Year."

Mrs. Wright was also a former member of the Mount Herman Civic League, 
Portsmouth, the Virginia Federation of the Blind, the Endependence Centers 
Advocacy Action Group and the Mayors Task Force on Disabilities.

She leaves to cherish her warmth and precious memory are a son, Edward L. Wright 
Jr. of Portsmouth; and three daughters, Willette Hines (Marvin) of Portsmouth, 
Frances Thomas (Richard) of Virginia Beach and Rose Odessa Thompson (Freeman) of 
Virginia Beach. She was predeceased by her sister, Willie Baker Mitchell and her 
son, Clayton Wright , who died in service during the Vietnam War. Mrs. Wright 
was also survived by 15 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren.

The family wishes to express their appreciation to the staff of Sentara Nursing 
Center on Greenwood Drive in Portsmouth.

A funeral will be held at noon Tuesday at St. John AME Church, 545 Bute St., 
Norfolk. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. The family will receive friends at 
the home of Mrs. Frances Thomas, 6316 Dickinson Way, College Park, Virginia 
Beach, VA 23464. The family will receive friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Monday at 
Riddick Funeral Service. www.riddickfuneralsvc.com.

Additional Comments:
Calvary Cemetery

WRIGHT, ROSA B	952	Section OLD CALVARY, Block 38, Lot A-1, Space ECTR	94	
06/22/2004

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