Thyra Mae Wright's Obituary
Thyra Mae Wright, age 94, of Pinckneyville, IL, passed away on Sunday, June 5, 2016 at 3:35 p.m. in Pinckneyville Nursing and Rehabilitation, Pinckneyville, IL. Mae was born on January 30, 1922 in Perry County, IL, a daughter to Joseph Adam and Velma Faye (Jones) Gieser. On July 23, 1938, she married Floyd Jerry Wright in Perryville, MO and he preceded her in death on September 4, 1995. Mae was a member of the First Pentecostal Church, Pinckneyville, IL, worked at the Pinckneyville Garment Factory, operated a plaster craft shop out of her home for many years and was a member of the TOPS group. She loved flowers, cooking, her family, the Lord and her church.. Survivors include two sons, Jimmie E. (Clara) Wright of Pinckneyville, IL and Reverend Gerald L. (Carolyn) Wright of Pinckneyville, IL; daughter-in-law, Carol M. Wright of Centralia, IL; thirteen grandchildren, Joseph, Jeffrey, Shandra, Kelly, Rock, Jerry, Carol, Jennifer, Mark, Beth, Amy, Michelle and Kimberly: the blessing of great-grandchildren and great-great grandchildren; and one sister, Frances Feltmeyer of Pinckneyville, IL. She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son, Floyd E. "Gene" Wright and one great-grandson, Benjamin Wright; one sister, Geraldine Loos; and one brother, Joe Gieser. Funeral services will be held at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Wednesday, June 8, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Reverend Gerald Wright and Brother J. Mark Harris, Sr. officiating. Interment will be in Mueller Hill Cemetery, Pinckneyville, IL. Friends may call at Pyatt Funeral Home, Pinckneyville, IL on Wednesday from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Memorial donations may be made to Least of the Brethren Food Pantry, Pinckneyville, IL or First United Pentecostal Church, Pinckneyville, IL
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