Southampton-Washington County Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Wright, James C. Sr., 1987 

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JAMES COMBS WRIGHT, SR.

   FRANKLIN - James Combs Wright Sr., 61, of the 400 block of College Drive, 
died July 3, in his home.

   Mr. Wright, a native of Washington County, was president of Wright Funeral 
Home, Franklin.  He was a Marine Corps Veteran of World War II and a 
Presbyterian.

   Survivors include his wife, Peggy Barnes Wright; three sons, James C. 
Wright, Jr., William B. Wright and Stephen H. Wright, all of Franklin; two 
sisters, Virginia W. Mason of Mount Holly, N.C. and Edith W. Ahern of 
Westport, Conn.; two brothers, Roger L. Wright of Memphis, Tenn., and L.H. 
Wright Jr. of Damascus; and two grandchildren.

   A graveside memorial service was conducted Monday in Poplar Spring Cemetery 
by the Rev. Donald E. Trump.  The body was cremated.

   Memorial donations may be made to the American Cancer Society.

   Wright Funeral Home handled the arrangements.


[James Combs WRIGHT, Sr., president of Wright Funeral Home, Franklin, 
 Marine Corps veteran of WW-II, 
 Damascus, Washington Co. native, d. 3 Jul 1987, at home, Franklin, age 61, 
 cremated; marker in Poplar Spring Cemetery (Section 3, Plot 163*), Franklin, 
 "The Tidewater News" (Franklin, VA), July 9, 1987, p. 7A] 

[*Southampton County Historical Society {SCHS} Cemetery Project,
     Poplar Spring list:
 http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/southampton/cemeteries/poplar3.txt] 

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