Phina Bright

Funeral services for Mrs. Phina Hundley Bright, age 82 of Monterey, will be held Sunday, April 5 at 2:00 p.m. at Horner Funeral Home with Rev. Randall Rittenberry and Rev. Johnny Bowman officiating. Interment will follow in Whittaker Cemetery. Mrs. Bright died Friday April 3, 2015, at Cookeville Regional Medical Center. Mrs. Bright's family will receive friends Saturday, April 4 from 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. and Sunday from 1 pm until service time at the funeral home. She was born in McKee, Kentucky, April 16, 1932 to Robert & Elizabeth Cole Hundley. Her husband of 49 years, A.D. Bright, Jr and she were wed in Covington, OH on November 26, 1949. Together they had five children: Gregory Bright, Sherry (Monty) Johnson, Sheila (Joseph) Jachimowicz, Sandra (Paul) Gibbs, and Mark (Denise) Bright. Mimi will be missed by her seven grandchildren: Cynthia (Randall) Rittenberry, Myriah (Doug) Poston, Aarol Bright, Ryan (Jessica) Jachimowicz, Kelly Jachimowicz, Bradley Bright & Ross Bright. Also, five great-grandchildren: Seth Rittenberry, Victoria Rittenberry, Sayrah Poston, & new twins Grayson & Diana Jachimowicz. Phina was especially fond of her caregivers, Karen Price, Ann Hensley, and Captola Hendrixson. Known for a passion for many causes, Phina had been involved in Girl Scouts and the Monterey Senior Citizens. She was a member of First Baptist Church of Monterey for 64 years where she taught the "Good News" Class and loved her "XYZ" class. She co-owned "The Briteburger," a local family-owned restaurant for several years. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, A.D. Bright (who died Dec. 1, 1997), and daughter-in-law, Jane Ann Bright and brothers and sisters. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church of Monterey (106 N. Chestnut, Monterey, TN 38574). She is now at peace with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.