Barbour County, West Virginia        Obituary - John W. Wright

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Thursday June 8, 1961 page 6  Barbour Democrat

John W. Wright 82y of Grafton died June 1 in a Grafton Hospital after
having been ill health for two months and seriously ill for one week.
He was born in Barbour County on July, 4 1878, a son of the late George
and Jemima McCauley Wright.

Surviving are his wife, Stella V. Callihan Wright; seven sons Raymond,
Floyd, Arnold and Guy all of Brownton, David of Niles, Ohio, George of
Newton Falls, Ohio, and James Edward of Grafton. Six daughters, Mrs.
Allie Ludwick of Paw Paw, Mrs. Gertrude Barton of Baltimore, MD, Mrs.
Florence Cross of Philippi, Mrs. Mildred Mouser of Belington, Mrs. Audra
Gregory of Cleveland, Ohio and Mrs. Elwanda Delauder of Philadelphia,
PA; one sister Mrs. Laura adams of Belington, and one brother Emory
Wright also of Belington.

Mr Wright was a retired farmer. He lived most his life in Barbour County
and 14y in Grafton.

Funeral Services were held ay 1:30 P.M. on Sunday at the Mt. Vernon
Baptist Church at Brownton with Rev. Herbert Alltop of Belington
officiating. Interment was made in the Cleavinger Cemetery at
Gallaway.
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