Mary Wright

Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Dorcus Wright, age 92, of Cookeville, will be at 11 a.m. on Friday January 19 at the Cookeville Chapel of Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home with Pastor Jimmie Simpson officiating. Interment will follow at Paran Cemetery in Overton County. The family will receive friends Thursday from 4 - 7 p.m. and again Friday from 10 a.m. until service time. Mrs. Wright passed away Sunday, January 14, 2018 at Signature Health Care of Putnam County. She was born December 10, 1925 in Overton County, TN to the late Joe and Lela Hassell West. Mrs. Wright retired as an administrative assistant at Duriron Company in Dayton, OH after thirty years of service. She loved to read and knit. She is survived by her husband of 62 years, George Wright, who she married December 25, 1955 in Dayton, OH; one sister, Iva Lee Cullom; two nephews, Jason Wright and wife Karen of Hilham, TN, Jerry Linder and wife Ann of Alpine, TN. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by three brothers: Simon West, Grady West, & Bob West and three sisters: Cleola Baugh, Myrtlene Moore, & Bertha Mae Camp. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Hooper Huddleston and Horner Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. (931)526-6111 You may share your thoughts and memories at www.hhhfunerals.com