Robert F. Wright Sr.

ROBERT F. WRIGHT, SR., 87, died peacefully at his home on April 19, 2007. He was the son of the late Joseph Benson Wright and Elizabeth Bura Wright of Memphis. He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Florence Lung Wright, of Cordova; one daughter, Cynthia Wright Newman, of Cordova; one son, Dr. Robert F. Wright, Jr., of Boston, MA and Kennebunkport, ME; two grandchildren, Wesley E. Newman and Justin R. Newman, both of Memphis, TN; two sisters, Lone Wright Kelso, of Granite Shoals, TX and Norma Wright Teuton, of Nashville, TN; and one brother, Richard W. Wright, of Carrolton, GA. He attended church at Hope Presbyterian Church in Memphis, and St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, ME, during the summers. He was retired from Hesselbein Tire Company in Jackson, MS and Memphis. Before that he owned two service stations in Memphis. He was a veteran of the U. S. Army Air Force during World War II. He was a trained Air Force mechanic during World War II. During his retirement he loved spending time with his family in both Tennessee and Maine. He was known as a loving family man devoted to his wife, children, grandchildren, siblings, and many friends. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery and a memorial service will be held at his daughter's home at 1 p.m. At a later time there will also be a memorial service at his son's home in Maine. The family requests that in lieu of flowers, memorials be sent to Methodist Hospice, 6423 Shelby View Dr., Ste 103, Memphis, TN 38134 Memorial Park Funeral Home 901-767-8930