Jerry Clarence Wright
Dec. 28, 1942 Aug. 1, 2017
Jerry Clarence Wright, 74, of Noel, Mo., departed this life on Tuesday evening, Aug. 1, 2017, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield,
Mo., after a sudden illness. He was born on Dec. 28, 1942, in Ft. Smith, Ark., to Clarence Henry and Mavis Pauline (Pierce) Wright.
He was raised and attended school in Rogers, Ark. He furthered his education at Umpqua Community College in Roseburg, Ore., receiving an Associate’s degree. On Aug. 15, 1961, he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, serving his country faithfully during the Cuban Missile Crisis and Vietnam. He was honorably discharged in 1965 and in 1972, and he joined the Army National Guard, serving an additional 27 years, retiring after Desert Storm with a Bronze Star. He was employed by Emerson Electric and Scott Paper Company before retiring in 2004 from CEI Engineering Associates in Bentonville as a land surveyor. He was a member of the Pineville American Legion and Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church in Noel.
On Jan. 22, 1963, in Rogers, Ark., he was united in marriage to Faye Lewis and together they have shared the last 54 years..
He is survived by his wife of the home; three children, Diana Wright of Tarkio, Mo., Jerry Wright of Noel, and Adam Salman of Fayetteville, Ark.; two grandchildren, Ssgt. Joel Wright of Okinawa, Japan, and Sgt. Austin Tipton of Quantico, Va.; great-grandson, Ryder Wright; brother, Albert Wright of Broken Arrow, Okla.; three sisters, Vicki King of Bella Vista, Ark., Nancy Stokes of Fayetteville, and Paula Shell of Claremore, Okla.; several nieces and nephews; and a host of other family and friends.
A Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10 a.m. Monday morning, Aug. 7, 2017, at Nativity of our Lord Catholic Church in Noel with Father Derek Swanson officiating. Burial with full military honors followed at 2 p.m. in the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, Mo. The family received friends on Sunday afternoon from 2 to 4 p.m. in the Noel Chapel of the Ozark Funeral Homes.
Memorials are being directed to the Pineville American Legion c/o the funeral home.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www. ozarkfuneralhome.com.
Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of the Ozark Funeral Home in Noel.