- Date Of Birth: February 9, 1929
- Date Of Death: July 25, 2009
- State: North Carolina
Mr. James Allen Wight, Sr.
Mr. James Allen Wight, Sr., 80, died on Saturday, July 25, 2009 at Wake Medical Center of Cary, after a brief illness.
Mr. Wight was born February 9, 1929 in Knoxville, Tennessee to the late Elerson Rankin Wight and Edna Burkhart Wight.
After his retirement he enjoyed doing carpentry, gardening, traveling, delivering Meals on Wheels. He enjoyed checking on the recipients to b sure their needs were taken care of.
Mr. Wight is survived by his wife, Grace Hendricks Wight, whom he married on November 11, 1950 in Lexington, NC; his children, Amy Wight Eckel, husband John, Pennington, NJ; James Allen Wight, Jr. wife, Millicent, Apex, NC and Malinda G. Wight, Raleigh, NC, a special family friend, Shawn Eskandari; two grandchildren, Laura and Michael Eckel, Pennington, NJ; six step grandchildren; eight step great grandchildren; a sister, Linda Wight Shirley, husband Roy, Johnson City, TN; two nephews, Lynn and Michael Shirley, Johnson City, TN; two great nieces and one great nephew.
