- Visitation
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
from 9:00 to 11:00 am
Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
- Service
Tuesday, January 6, 2015
11:00 am
Meyer Funeral Home.
- Full Obituary
Gene E. Wright, 73, USAF, Ret’d, of Troy, IL, died Friday, January 2, 2015, at Anderson Hospital, Maryville, IL.
He was born April 9, 1941, to John and Clara (Nee Smith) Wright, in Fleming, KY. On June 1, 1979, he married Young Sun Tong, in Belleville, IL.
After high school, he served in the United States Air Force for 20 years. Then he worked Logistics for civil service in St. Louis, MO.
He is survived by his wife, Young Wright, Troy, IL; 2 children, Donna Wright, England, Gene E. Wright, England; 2 sisters, Jo Edward, Greensboro, NC and Kitty Ventible, in Virginia.
He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Clara Wright; 2 brothers; 1 sister.
Memorials may be made to the Family.
Visitation: Tuesday, January 6, 2015, from 9:00 to 11:00 am at Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL.
Funeral: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 at 11:00 am at Meyer Funeral Home.
Clergy: Rev. Dr. Donald C. Wagner, Pastor, St. Paul United Church of Christ, Lebanon.
Interment: College Hill Cemetery, Lebanon.
Meyer Funeral Home, Lebanon, IL
