Jean (Scott) Wright. Hiawatha, KS, passed away early in the morning of Wednesday, March 23, 2016.
Jean was the first child born to Raymond and Nelle (Merrick) Scott of rural Cherokee County, KS. She grew up on the family farm and after graduating from high school, went on to earn a degree from Pittsburg Business College. Jean started her career with Dickey Clay Manufacturing in Pittsburg, KS.
She married James Wesley Wright on July 14, 1945 in Pittsburg, KS. Jean was a stay at home mom while her children were young and later worked for the Labette County Clerk's Office and Ervin Auto & Marine, both in Parsons, KS. Jean and James Wesley were long time members of Washington Avenue United Methodist Church in Parsons, KS and spent their entire married life in southeast Kansas. They were married for almost 59 years when James Wesley died in 2004.
After her husband's death, Jean moved to Arkansas City, KS and then spent the last two and half years as a resident of Vintage Park of Hiawatha. She was a quiet woman with a gentle smile.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers; Wallace Scott and Keith Scott. She is survived by her children: Jeffrey Wade Wright and his wife, Sonya, of Stilwell, KS.; Wendy Lee Wright of Arkansas City, KS. and Russell Paul Wright and his wife, Nancy, of Hiawatha, KS. She was the proud grandmother of Qwinn Wright and his wife, Abbey of Nebraska City, NE; Jonathan Wright of Alexandria, VA; Jessica Wright of Lenexa, KS; Tiffany Wright of Gillette, WY; Toby
Wright of Chicago, IL and Mitchell Wright of Arkansas City, KS. She also was proud of her two great-grandsons, Caden and Will Wright of Nebraska City, NE. She is survived by two brothers, Maurice Scott of rural Cherokee County, KS and Kent Scott of Cherokee, KS and sister, Lida Oney of Carthage, Missouri; as well as their spouses; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Jean was cremated and her remains will be intermingled with James Wesley. Their lives will be celebrated with a family gathering and they willbe interned at Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS on June 4, 2016.Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association and may be sent in care of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
She married James Wesley Wright on July 14, 1945 in Pittsburg, KS. Jean was a stay at home mom while her children were young and later worked for the Labette County Clerk's Office and Ervin Auto & Marine, both in Parsons, KS. Jean and James Wesley were long time members of Washington Avenue United Methodist Church in Parsons, KS and spent their entire married life in southeast Kansas. They were married for almost 59 years when James Wesley died in 2004.
After her husband's death, Jean moved to Arkansas City, KS and then spent the last two and half years as a resident of Vintage Park of Hiawatha. She was a quiet woman with a gentle smile.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, husband and brothers; Wallace Scott and Keith Scott. She is survived by her children: Jeffrey Wade Wright and his wife, Sonya, of Stilwell, KS.; Wendy Lee Wright of Arkansas City, KS. and Russell Paul Wright and his wife, Nancy, of Hiawatha, KS. She was the proud grandmother of Qwinn Wright and his wife, Abbey of Nebraska City, NE; Jonathan Wright of Alexandria, VA; Jessica Wright of Lenexa, KS; Tiffany Wright of Gillette, WY; Toby
Wright of Chicago, IL and Mitchell Wright of Arkansas City, KS. She also was proud of her two great-grandsons, Caden and Will Wright of Nebraska City, NE. She is survived by two brothers, Maurice Scott of rural Cherokee County, KS and Kent Scott of Cherokee, KS and sister, Lida Oney of Carthage, Missouri; as well as their spouses; and many loved nieces and nephews.
Jean was cremated and her remains will be intermingled with James Wesley. Their lives will be celebrated with a family gathering and they willbe interned at Highland Park Cemetery in Pittsburg, KS on June 4, 2016.Bath-Naylor Funeral Home of Pittsburg is in charge of the arrangements.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the American Diabetes Association and may be sent in care of Bath-Naylor Funeral Home, 522 Broadway, Pittsburg, KS 66762.
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