- Date Of Birth: September 12, 1935
- Date Of Death: December 4, 2015
- State: Indiana
Jean A. Wright, 80, of Three Rivers, formerly of Elkhart, passed away Friday, Dec. 4, at Heartland Health Care Center in Three Rivers.
She was born Sept. 12, 1935, in Corning, Ohio, to Hershel A. and Edna Mae (Dodson) Wilder.
On Sept. 23, 1953, she married the late Rev. David Wright Sr.
Survivors include two sons, Ed (Sharon) Wright of Goshen, Ind., and Michael (Nancy) Wright of Cassopolis; one daughter, Dawn (Larry) Wright of Mishawaka, Ind.; two brothers, Arthur (Wilma) Wilder of Globe, Ariz., and Hurshel (Barbara) Wilder of Sturgis; two sisters, Marlene (Edwin) Cleveland of Kalamazoo, and Edna Gemmel of Streetsboro, Ohio; 12 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by son David Wright Jr.; one daughter, Debra Wright; and one sister, Jane O’Dell.
Jean was married to David N. Wright for more than 50 years. Together they started two churches, the most recent was in Mendon, Mich., where they pastored until David’s death. Jean was a loving wife, mother and homemaker. She devoted herself to her family and faithfully served those around her.
