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Clyde Ray Wright

27 Sep 1922 – 17 Jul 2015

Birth	27 Sep 1922
Death	17 Jul 2015
Cemetery	Smyrna Church Cemetery Emory , Rains County , Texas , USA
Added by	Ronnie A. on 11 Jun 2019
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/115518454

Gravesite details

Double upright grey granite marker with his spouse. There is also a flower vase in the center of the marker.

Bio

Clyde Ray Wright (September 27, 1922 - July 17, 2015) Clyde Ray Wright, age 92, of Tyler, Texas, passed away on Friday, July 17, 2015, at Colonial Tyler Care Center. Military funeral service is scheduled for Wednesday, July 22, 2015, 11:00 a.m. at the Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home Chapel in Emory, Texas. Interment will follow in the Smyrna Church Cemetery, in Emory, Texas. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service, at 10:00 a.m. Glenn Cogburn will officiate. Clyde was born on Wednesday, September 27, 1922, in Dallas, Texas, to Willie Jasper "Willie" Wright and Anna Cornelia "Cornelia" Floyd Wright. He married Opal Beatrice Fleming in Emory, Texas, on Friday, February 14, 1941. He proudly served his country as a soldier in the United States Army during World War II, fighting in seven different countries during his service in the military. After the U.S. Army, he worked as an Aircraft Mechanic with LTV Aerospace for many years. Survivors include daughter, Barbara Ann Wright Scott of Sacramento, California; daughter-in-law, Amy Wright Smith and husband Royce of Flint, Texas; grandchildren -- Sherri Etemad, Glenda Whisenhunt, Car men Nunn, Toni Petty, and Natalie Collins; great-grandchildren -- Michelle Wagner, Krystal Durrett, Jesse Bowman, Preston Nunn, Timothy Nunn, Kayla Vickers, Abby Petty, Caleb Petty, Rachel Petty, Faith Petty, Alexis Collins, Taylor Collins, and Tommy Joye Collins; great-great-granddaughter, Marlee Brown; and a host of other loving family and friends. He was preceded by his parents Willie Jasper "Willie" Wright (1877-1964) and Anna Cornelia "Cornelia" Floyd Wright (1886-1975); wife Opal Beatrice Fleming Wright (1924-2004); infant son, Monte Ray Wright (1948-1948); son, Thomas Wayne Wright (1951- 2009); sisters -- Inez, Agnes, Elsie, Hazel, Florence, and Mamie; and brothers -- Alvin, Ryon, Tommy, and George. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, P.O. Box 758517, Topeka, Kansas, 66675; www.woundedwarriorproject.org; or to the East Texas Patriot Guard Riders, P.O. Box 132593, Tyler, Texas 75713. To view online or to sign the guestbook, go to www.wilsonorwoskyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements by Wilson-Orwosky Funeral Home - Emory , 803 Texas Street; Emory, Texas 75440, telephone (903) 473-3545. - based on obituary published in the Tyler Morning Telegraph on July 22, 2015.

Inscription

CLYDE RAY SEPT. 27, 1922 JULY 17, 2015 MARRIED FEB. 14, 1941 FATHER IN LOVING MEMORY WRIGHT

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Family

Parents

• William Jasper "Willie" Wright 1877–1964
• Anna Cornelia Floyd Wright 1886–1975

Spouse

• Opal Beatrice Fleming Wright 1924–2004

Siblings

• Hazel Wright Simmons 1915–2008
• Alvin Floyd Wright 1917–1992
• William Ryon Wright 1918–1995
• Florence C. Wright Lowery 1921–1982
• Tommy Lee Wright 1924–2003
• George Harrell Wright 1926–1991
• Mamie Ruth Wright Pyle 1928–2013

Children

• Monte Ray Wright 1948–1948 FaG
• Thomas Wayne Wright 1951–2009 FaG

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