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ObituariesApril 12, 2018

Mollie Mae Wright, 85, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Monticello House. She was born June 25, 1932, in Millersville, daughter of Robert Francis and Maggie Mae Moore Haupt. She and Harold Lee Wright were married Nov. 15, 1955. Harold passed away Feb. 1, 2002...

Mollie Wright
Mollie Wright

Mollie Mae Wright, 85, of Jackson passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2018, at Monticello House.

She was born June 25, 1932, in Millersville, daughter of Robert Francis and Maggie Mae Moore Haupt. She and Harold Lee Wright were married Nov. 15, 1955. Harold passed away Feb. 1, 2002.

Mollie was a 1950 graduate of Oak Ridge High School. She worked at the former Jackson Hosiery Mill and had worked more than 30 years as the bookkeeper for Wright's Garage in Cape Girardeau. Mollie was a member of the First Baptist Church in Jackson. She enjoyed dancing, gardening, crafts, traveling on tours, camping and bowling.

Loving survivors include two sons, Dean (Sharyl Ann) Wright of Cape Girardeau and Scott (Rebecca) Wright of Gordonville; two daughters, Donna (Steve) Stedman of Jackson and Wendy (Gary) Parker of West Palm Beach, Florida; eight grandchildren, Doyle and Jason Stadt, Kyle Stedman, Sarah, Leah and Nina Parker, Zachary and Macy Wright; two stepgrandchildren, Britnie and Tyler Jones; a great-grandchild, Aiden Stadt; two siblings, Beulah Crites and Johnnie Haupt, both of Jackson; and a sister-in-law, Allene Reaves of Gordonville.

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She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Harold Wright, of 46 years; three brothers, Frank and Roy Haupt and an infant brother; and three sisters Elsie Seabaugh, Mary Crites and Linda Haupt.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at McCombs Funeral Home and Cremation Center in Jackson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. Randy Riley officiating. Interment will follow in Russell Heights Cemetery in Jackson.

Memorials may take the form of contributions to the Caney Fork Baptist Church Cemetery Fund or to Southeast Hospice.

Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting www.mccombsfuneralhome.com.

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