Virginia Wright

Virginia Mae Wright, 84, of Cape Girardeau died Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2006, at her home. She was born Sept. 7, 1922, in Stoddard County, Mo., daughter of Alfred and Anna Ward Clark. She and Charles L. Wright were married Jan. 18, 1941, in Piggott, Ark. He died Jan. 23, 2002.

Mrs. Wright grew up in Dexter, Mo., and moved to Cape Girardeau in 1961. She was a cook 22 years with Cape Girardeau School District at Alma Schrader School, retiring in 1984.

She was a member of First Church of the Nazarene.

She is survived by two sons, Ron (Delores) Wright of Springfield, Ill., Jerry Wright of Denver, Colo.; a daughter, Beverly (Roy) Darter of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Demaris Stevens of Dexter; grandchildren, Patrick and Selena Wright of Nashville, Tenn., Sara Wright of Chicago, Suzanne Wright of Springfield, Erin and Joe Hoehn of Perryville, Mo., and Adrien Wright of Moscow, Idaho.

She was preceded in death by her husband, two brothers and a sister.

Friends may call at Ford and Sons Mount Auburn Funeral Home Friday from 4 to 8 p.m.

The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the funeral home, with the Rev. William L. Burke officiating. Entombment will be in Cape County Memorial Park Mausoleum.

Pallbearers will be Patrick Wright, Terry Darter, Joe Hoehn, David Hohler, Bob Seabaugh and Mike Loehring.

Memorials may be made to Southeast Hospice.