Mollie Jane Wright
Mollie Jane Wright, 86, of Claypool, Ind., passed away at 10 a.m. Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013, at Grace Village Health Care in Winona Lake, Ind.
She was a resident of Kosciusko County, Ind., for the past 54 years, where she was a homemaker and a member of the Free United Baptist Church of Pierceton, Ind.
She was born on March 6, 1926, in West Prestonsburg, Ky., to Benjamin Franklin Rose and Arena (Conley) Rose. On July 27, 1944, she was married to Henry Bascon Wright, who passed away on Feb. 28, 1989.
She is survived by her four sons: Phillip (Betty) Wright, Franklin, Ky.; Larry (Becky) Wright, Warsaw, Ind.; Lester (Rhoda) Wright Leesburg, Ind.; George Wright, Pierceton, Ind.; two daughters: Elizabeth ‘Liz’ (Tom) Keirn, Warsaw, Ind.; and Henrietta (Jack) Bumgardner, Sidney, Ind.; 17 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter: Bernice Taylor Howard; and a granddaughter: Hannah Paige Wright.
Visitation will be held from 2 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, at Free United Baptist Church, 7035 South SR 13, Pierceton, Ind. Funeral services will be conducted on at 10 a.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, at Free United Baptist Church, Pierceton, and officiated by Pastor Ward ‘Etsie’ Allen and Pastor Alvin ‘Hoss’ Allen. Burial will follow at Sidney Cemetery, Sidney, Ind.
Memorial donations in Mollie’s name may be directed to Free United Baptist Church, 7035 South State Road 13, Pierceton, IN 46562 and would be appreciated by her family.