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IN LOVING MEMORY OF Robert "Red" Wright
Robert "Red"
Wright
Jul 29, 1921 — Jan 13, 2007
Robert "Red" Wright's Obituary
Funeral services for Robert "Red" W. Wright, age 85 of Lemmon, will be held at 1:00pm Thursday, January 18, at the Prince Of Peace Chapel of the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon with Florence Hoff, CLP officiating.
Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon.
Serving as casketbeaerers are Robert and William Wright, Dan and Cathrine McGinnis, Bart Damajanovich, and George Wentz.
ROBERT WORTH WRIGHT "Red" was born July 29, 1921 at Lehi, Utah to Samuel Wallace and Eleanor Louise (Cottrell) Wright. He attended grade and high school in Lehi. His father passed away at an early age and Red dropped out of school to help support the family. He worked on a farm and in a dairy operation. On August 6, 1942, he was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corp. He met Florence Havlich at a USO dance while stationed at Rapid City Army Air Force Base (Ellsworth AFB) and they were married on May 10, 1945 in Rapid City, SD. Following Red's discharge on February 12, 1946, they began farming on her parents place north east of Lemmon. In 1948, they moved into Lemmon where he began doing mechanic work at Hersrud's Implement, which would come to be a 42 year career.
After his retirement, Red drove the NAPA truck route for a few years.
Red enjoyed fishing and hunting, and making his own fishing poles and tinkered with gunsmithing. He loved to tell stories to anyone that would listen. He was a member of the Brattvet American Legion Post #66.
Red passed away on Saturday, January 13, at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD.
Surviving family members include his wife, Florence, Lemmon, SD; 3 sons, Eugene Wright, Laurel, MT; Dean Wright, Cortez, CO; Dave Wright, Lemmon, SD; grandsons, Robert Wright, Park City, MT; William Wright, Laurel, MT; 1 granddaughter, Cathrine McGinnis, Mohall, ND; 3 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Frank Wright, West Jordan, UT.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 6 sisters, Zelda Wright, Ethel Park, Thea Wright, Louise Wright, Gertrude Ambrose, Florence Walker; 1 brother, Donald Wright.
Visitation will be Wednesday, 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
Burial will be in Greenhill Cemetery with full military honors afforded by the Brattvet-Green American Legion Post #66 of Lemmon.
Serving as casketbeaerers are Robert and William Wright, Dan and Cathrine McGinnis, Bart Damajanovich, and George Wentz.
ROBERT WORTH WRIGHT "Red" was born July 29, 1921 at Lehi, Utah to Samuel Wallace and Eleanor Louise (Cottrell) Wright. He attended grade and high school in Lehi. His father passed away at an early age and Red dropped out of school to help support the family. He worked on a farm and in a dairy operation. On August 6, 1942, he was inducted into the U.S. Army Air Corp. He met Florence Havlich at a USO dance while stationed at Rapid City Army Air Force Base (Ellsworth AFB) and they were married on May 10, 1945 in Rapid City, SD. Following Red's discharge on February 12, 1946, they began farming on her parents place north east of Lemmon. In 1948, they moved into Lemmon where he began doing mechanic work at Hersrud's Implement, which would come to be a 42 year career.
After his retirement, Red drove the NAPA truck route for a few years.
Red enjoyed fishing and hunting, and making his own fishing poles and tinkered with gunsmithing. He loved to tell stories to anyone that would listen. He was a member of the Brattvet American Legion Post #66.
Red passed away on Saturday, January 13, at the Ft. Meade VA Medical Center at Ft. Meade, SD.
Surviving family members include his wife, Florence, Lemmon, SD; 3 sons, Eugene Wright, Laurel, MT; Dean Wright, Cortez, CO; Dave Wright, Lemmon, SD; grandsons, Robert Wright, Park City, MT; William Wright, Laurel, MT; 1 granddaughter, Cathrine McGinnis, Mohall, ND; 3 great grandchildren; 1 brother, Frank Wright, West Jordan, UT.
He was preceded in death by his parents, 6 sisters, Zelda Wright, Ethel Park, Thea Wright, Louise Wright, Gertrude Ambrose, Florence Walker; 1 brother, Donald Wright.
Visitation will be Wednesday, 1:00 to 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Lemmon.
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