Columbia Daily Tribune, March 18, 2007,
Dolores A. Wright, 76, of Columbia, formerly of Kingdom City, passed away Friday, March 16, 2007, at Boone Hospital Center. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, March 20, at Ebeneezer Baptist Church, with the Rev. W.D. Lockhart officiating. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Maupin Funeral Home in Fulton. Interment will be at Ebeneezer Baptist Cemetery. She was born on April 27, 1930, in St. Louis to Sherman Grant Stufflebean and Lois Beatrice Chase. On Dec. 16, 1955, she was united in marriage to Tommie Wright. He preceded her in death on Feb. 25, 2006. Mrs. Wright was a homemaker, and she enjoyed reading, sewing and Cardinals baseball. She loved animals. She attended Ebeneezer Baptist Church. She will be missed and lovingly remembered by three sons, Kevin Wright of Columbia, Dan Wright of Kingdom City and Jeff Wright of Columbia; a daughter, Mary Ridgeway of Columbia; 13 grandchildren, Eric Wright, Tiffanie, Skylar and Jared Ridgeway, Joseph and Megan Brier, Daniel, Jewett, Ben and Isaac Wright, and Ryan, Jacquelyn and Deanna Wright; one great-grandchild, Miranda Desmangles; one brother, Robert Stufflebean, of Houston; and her beloved dog, Molly. She was preceeded in death by her parents, husband and sister, Elaine Pohl. Memorial contributions may be made to Ebeneezer Baptist Church. |