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James D. Wright
Nov 8, 2008
The highway construction industry lost an icon with his passing. He, along with his wife, Anne, and his brother and sister-in-law, Robert and Barbara Wright, founded Wright Brothers Construction Co., 47 years ago. A son of the late Garland and Mary Wright, formerly of Fairfield, he was a member of Fairfield Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife, Anne Wright of Athens; one daughter, Teresa Horne of Cleveland and her husband, Ron Horne, of Ridge Spring, S.C.; one granddaughter, Jenna Doran and her husband, Jonathen, of Fairfield; one sister, Mary Ann Price and her husband, Tom, of Lynchburg; one brother, Robert Wright and his wife, Barbara, of Charleston; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends from 1 to 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Fairfield Church of Christ, with graveside services to follow at Hazel Cemetery in Bell Buckle. A celebration of his life will be held at noon Saturday at the office of Wright Brothers Construction Co., in Charleston.
The family requests memorial contributions be made to one of his favorite charities: New Hope Cemetery Fund, c/o Margaret Brandon, 6165 Highway 64 East, Wartrace, TN 37183; Tennessee Children\'s Home, P.O. Box 10, Springhill, TN 37174; Wright Scholarship Fund, Lipscomb University, 1 University Park Drive, Nashville, TN 37183; Fairfield Church of Christ, c/o Tom Rutledge, Treasurer, 275 Millhouse Road, Bell Buckle, TN 37020; and Hazel Cemetery, 201 Main St., Bell Buckle, TN 37020.
Send messages of condolence and view the Wright family guestbook at www.fikefh.com
Fike Funeral Home of Cleveland is in charge of arrangements.
